,,,NOTHING WITHOUT US,' ,,,USAID DISABILITY POLICY,' ,,,UNITED STATES AGENCY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,' ,,OCTOBER #BJBD ,COVER PHOTO3 ,IN #A-#B ,MOZAMBIQUE1 WOMEN WHO ARE BLIND AND LOW VISION PARTICIPATE IN A ,LABOR ,DAY PARADE1 HOLDING A SIGN THAT READS IN ,PORTUGUESE1 8"6 ,OPORTUNIDADES "- ,CARIDADE10 OR 8,MORE ,OPPORTUNITIES1 ,LESS ,CHARITY0 IN ,ENGLISH4 ,,,TABLE OF CONTENTS,' #C ,,EXECUTIVE ,,SUMMARY """"""""""""""" #E ,,INTRODUCTION """""""""""""""""""""" #G ,,BACKGROUND """"""""""""""""""""""" #AA ,DISABILITY AND ,HUMAN ,DIVERSITY3 ,FRAMING ,DISABILITY IN ,,USAID'S ,WORK #AA ,VISION1 ,GOAL1 AND ,OBJECTIVES "" #AD ,,PRINCIPLES """"""""""""""""""""""" #AE ,,,DATA1 LEARNING1 AND EVIDENCE,' "" #AI ,,,POLICY INTO PRACTICE,' """""""""" #BA ,OPERATIONALIZING ,DISABILITY ,INCLUSION AT ,,USAID """""""""" #BA ,ENGAGEMENT AND ,COMMUNICATIONS "" #BA ,FOUNDATIONS FOR ,OPERATIONAL ,SUCCESS """"""""""""""""""""""" #BC ,LIVING ,OUR ,VALUES """"""""""""" #BE ,,CONCLUSION """"""""""""""""""""""" #BG ,,,ANNEX I4 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN USAID PROGRAMS,' #BH ,AGRICULTURE AND ,FOOD ,SECURITY #BI ,CLIMATE """"""""""""""""""""""""" #CJ ,DEMOCRACY1 ,HUMAN ,RIGHTS1 AND #C A#C ,GOVERNANCE """""""""""""""""""" #CJ ,DIGITAL ,ACCESS AND ,TECHNOLOGY #CA ,ECONOMIC ,GROWTH AND ,TRADE """"" #CB ,EDUCATION """"""""""""""""""""""" #CB ,ENVIRONMENT1 ,ENERGY1 AND ,INFRASTRUCTURE """""""""""""""" #CC ,GENDER ,EQUALITY AND ,WOMEN'S ,EMPOWERMENT """"""""""""""""""" #CD ,GLOBAL ,HEALTH """""""""""""""""" #CE ,HUMANITARIAN ,ASSISTANCE """""""" #CF ,NUTRITION """"""""""""""""""""""" #CF ,PEACE AND ,SECURITY """"""""""""" #CG ,WATER ,SECURITY1 ,SANITATION1 AND ,HYGIENE """"""""""""""""""" #CH ,,,ANNEX II4 KEY TERMS,' """"""""""" #CI ,,,NOTHING WITHOUT US,' #D ,,,USAID DISABILITY POLICY,' ,THE GOAL OF THIS POLICY IS TO EMPOWER AND ELEVATE THE LIVES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN PARTNER COUNTRIES BY SUPPORTING ,,USAID AND OUR PARTNERS TO RECOGNIZE1 RESPECT1 VALUE1 MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE1 INCLUDE1 AND BE INTENTIONAL IN SUPPORTING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO BENEFIT EQUITABLY FROM OUR WORK AS EQUAL PARTNERS4 --------------------------------------#E ,,EXECUTIVE ,,SUMMARY ,THERE ARE MORE THAN #A4C BILLION PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES GLOBALLY,-OR APPROXIMATELY #AF PERCENT OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION,-WITH NEARLY #HJ PERCENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES LIVING IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES "<,,LMIC,'S"> AND #BDJ MILLION #E CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES A#E WORLDWIDE4 ,IN #AIIG1 ,,USAID BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST BILATERAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES IN THE WORLD TO ADOPT A POLICY ON DISABILITY TO GUIDE THE ,AGENCY'S EFFORTS TOWARD DISABILITY INCLUSION4 ,NOW1 ,,USAID HAS CONVENED STAKEHOLDERS1 DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS1 AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD TO INFORM AN UPDATED POLICY AIMED AT FURTHER ADVANCING DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT4 ,THIS #BJBD 8,NOTHING ,WITHOUT ,US3 ,,USAID ,DISABILITY ,POLICY0 RESPONDS TO STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK1 UPDATES PROMISING PRACTICES1 PLACES THE ,AGENCY'S WORK WITHIN THE CURRENT GLOBAL CONTEXT1 AND SITUATES ,,USAID TO FULFILL ITS LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO NONDISCRIMINATION AND INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN SOCIETY ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS WITH OTHERS4 ,THE POLICY ALSO POSITIONS ,,USAID TO PARTNER WITH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN MEETING THE MYRIAD CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE #BAST CENTURY4 B#E ,THE GOAL OF THIS POLICY IS TO ADVANCE EMPOWERMENT AND ELEVATE THE LIVES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN PARTNER COUNTRIES BY SUPPORTING ,,USAID AND OUR PARTNERS TO RECOGNIZE1 RESPECT1 VALUE1 MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE1 INCLUDE1 AND BE INTENTIONAL IN SUPPORTING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO BENEFIT EQUITABLY FROM OUR WORK AS EQUAL PARTNERS4 ,INTENTIONAL AND MEANINGFUL INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS ALL AREAS OF ,,USAID'S WORK IS KEY TO COUNTRIES MEETING THEIR DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND POTENTIAL4 ,MOREOVER1 MEANINGFUL AND INTENTIONAL DISABILITY INCLUSION IS FUNDAMENTAL TO MAKING DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE EFFECTIVE AND COST-EFFECTIVE4 ,TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS POLICY1 ,,USAID WILL UPHOLD THE FOLLOWING SEVEN OPERATING PRINCIPLES3 #G ,ACCESSIBILITY C#E ,ACCOUNTABILITY ,ANTI-ABLEISM ,DO ,NO "<,MORE"> ,HARM ,GENDER ,EQUALITY ,NONDISCRIMINATION ,NOTHING ,WITHOUT ,US --------------------------------------#F ,TO ACHIEVE THE VISION1 GOAL1 AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS POLICY1 ,,USAID HAS IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING KEY APPROACHES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPPORT A SYSTEMATIC CHANGE-MANAGEMENT PROCESS TO FURTHERING ,,USAID'S DISABILITY-INCLUSION WORK4 ,ENGAGEMENT AND ,COMMUNICATIONS .@> ,A ,DISABILITY-,INCLUSIVE ,APPROACH TO ,LOCALLY ,LED ,DEVELOPMENT @. .@> ,PARTNERING FOR ,SUCCESS .@> ,COMMUNICATIONS ,FOUNDATIONS FOR ,OPERATIONAL ,SUCCESS .@> ,TWIN-,TRACK ,APPROACH A#F .@> ,BUDGETING FOR ,SUCCESS .@> ,LEVERAGING ,PRINCIPLES OF ,UNIVERSAL ,DESIGN "<,,UD"> .@> ,APPROACHING ,OUR ,WORK ,ACROSS THE ,LIFE ,COURSE .@> ,SYSTEMS ,STRENGTHENING .@> ,INCLUSIVE ,ACQUISITION AND ,ASSISTANCE ,LIVING ,OUR ,VALUES .@> ,SUPPORTED AND ,REPRESENTATIVE ,STAFFING .@> ,LEADING ,THROUGH ,DEVELOPMENT ,DIPLOMACY3 ,ADVANCING ,PROGRESS ,BEYOND ,PROGRAMS .@> ,COMMITMENT TO ,CONTINUED ,IMPROVEMENT ,RECOGNIZING THAT ALL OF ,,USAID'S PROGRAMMING AND INTERVENTIONS ARE RELEVANT TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 ,ANNEX #A @. PROVIDES A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE SITUATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 AS WELL AS EXAMPLES OF PROMISING APPROACHES #I FOR DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE B#F PROGRAMMING ACROSS THE BROAD RANGE OF SECTORS OF ,,USAID'S WORK4 --------------------------------------#G ,,INTRODUCTION ,IN #AIIG1 ,,USAID BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST BILATERAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES IN THE WORLD TO ADOPT A POLICY ON DISABILITY TO GUIDE THE ,AGENCY'S EFFORTS TOWARD DISABILITY INCLUSION4 ,SINCE THEN1 UNDERSTANDING OF THE GLOBAL SITUATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HAS DEEPENED1 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE FORGED A TRULY INTERNATIONAL CROSS- DISABILITY ADVOCACY MOVEMENT1 AND THE POLICY ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH ,,USAID OPERATES HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY FOCUSED ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND A GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA THAT EXPLICITLY INCLUDES PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,THE #BJBD 8,NOTHING ,WITHOUT ,US3 ,,USAID ,DISABILITY ,POLICY0 PLACES ,,USAID'S WORK A#G WITHIN THIS NEW GLOBAL CONTEXT2 SITUATES ,,USAID TO FULFILL ITS LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO NONDISCRIMINATION AND INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN SOCIETY ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS WITH OTHERS2 INFORMS THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS SPECIFIC TO ,,USAID'S PROGRAMMING AND ASSISTANCE INTERVENTIONS2 AND POSITIONS ,,USAID TO PARTNER WITH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN MEETING THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE #BAST CENTURY4 ,DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AND STIGMA CAN LEAD TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BEING DENIED ACCESS TO ALL AREAS OF LIFE,-INCLUDING EDUCATION1 EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT1 TRANSPORTATION1 HOUSING1 HEALTH CARE1 SPORTS AND RECREATION1 RELIGION1 CULTURE1 JUSTICE1 AND PARTICIPATION IN POLITICAL AND PUBLIC LIFE,-ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS WITH OTHERS4 ,LACK OF SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY LIVING LEAVES TOO MANY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES #AA AROUND THE WORLD LIVING IN B#G INSTITUTIONS AND AT RISK OF ABUSE1 NEGLECT1 AND SIGNIFICANT MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HARM OR WORSE49#A ,SOCIETAL EXCLUSION NOT ONLY DISADVANTAGES PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND CAN LEAD TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES1 IT ALSO DEPRIVES COUNTRIES OF THE UNIQUE ECONOMIC1 SOCIAL1 CULTURAL1 AND INTERPERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS ALL AREAS OF LIFE AND AT ALL LEVELS OF SOCIETY4 ,ALTHOUGH THERE IS A CONTINUED NEED FOR IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 THE AVAILABLE DATA PAINT A VIVID PICTURE OF THE TYPES AND IMPACTS OF PERVASIVE STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION EXPERIENCED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,FOR EXAMPLE1 SOME PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES DIE UP TO #BJ YEARS EARLIER THAN NON-DISABLED PERSONS DUE TO INEQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES49#B ,ON AVERAGE1 ONLY ONE IN THREE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IS EMPLOYED1 AND #H THEY ARE TWO TIMES LESS LIKELY TO BE EMPLOYED THAN NON-DISABLED PERSONS49#C ,COMPARED TO NON-DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUTH1 CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES ARE #DI PERCENT MORE LIKELY TO HAVE NEVER ATTENDED SCHOOL1 #DG PERCENT MORE LIKELY TO BE OUT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL1 #CC PERCENT MORE LIKELY TO BE OUT OF LOWER-SECONDARY SCHOOL1 AND #BG PERCENT MORE LIKELY TO BE OUT OF UPPER- SECONDARY SCHOOL49#D ,CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES ARE ALSO TWO TO THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE MALNOURISHED AND TWICE AS LIKELY TO DIE FROM MALNUTRITION AS THEIR NON-DISABLED PEERS49#E ,EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE,-INCLUDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE "<,,GBV">,-IS HIGHER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES THAN THEIR NON-DISABLED PEERS49#F ,THE DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH LEVELS OF POVERTY1 EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE1 LACK OF ACCESS TO SERVICES1 AND UNDERREPRESENTATION IN POLITICAL AND PUBLIC LIFE ARE PARTICULARLY #AC ACUTE9#G FOR THE ESTIMATED #GJJ A#H MILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES GLOBALLY49#H ,,LGBTQI"6 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FACE MULTIPLE1 INTERSECTING LAYERS OF DISCRIMINATION AND STIGMA AS WELL AS BARRIERS TO SOCIETAL INCLUSION4 ,THEY MAY FACE A LACK OF COMMUNITY OR FAMILY SUPPORT OR RECEIVE SUPPORT THAT IS CONDITIONAL ON NOT FREELY EXPRESSING THEIR SEXUALITY AND_/OR GENDER IDENTITY4 ,EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE "<,,AI"> HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO POSITIVELY IMPACT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 INCLUDING BY MITIGATING AND COUNTERACTING SOME OF THE INEQUITIES EXPERIENCED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,HOWEVER1 THE ENCODING OF ABLEIST NORMS AND ASSUMPTIONS INTO SOME ,,AI APPLICATIONS1 AND LACK OF MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES1 HAS GENERATED CONCERNS ABOUT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN ,,AI AND RELATED CONTEXTS49#I B#H ,DISPARATE OUTCOMES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED INEVITABLE4 ,INTENTIONAL AND MEANINGFUL INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS ALL AREAS OF ,,USAID'S WORK IS ESSENTIAL SO COUNTRIES CAN MEET THEIR DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL4 ,DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IS MORE EFFECTIVE BECAUSE IT SUPPORTS PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS SOCIETIES IN WHICH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ENJOY THE RIGHTS1 AGENCY1 ACCESS1 INFLUENCE1 AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PURSUE THEIR LIFE GOALS ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS WITH OTHERS4 ,DISABILITY INCLUSION IS ALSO MORE COST- EFFECTIVE1 ESPECIALLY WHEN INCORPORATED FROM THE OUTSET4 ,FOR EXAMPLE1 WHEN ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES ARE INCORPORATED INTO NEW CONSTRUCTION1 THEY TYPICALLY ACCOUNT FOR LESS THAN #A PERCENT OF THE OVERALL COST OF CONSTRUCTION1 COMPARED TO MUCH HIGHER COSTS ASSOCIATED #AE WITH RETROFITTING49#AJ C#H ,,USAID'S APPROACH TO DISABILITY INCLUSION IS ALIGNED WITH AND INFORMED BY THE FOLLOWING KEY LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORKS4 _4 ^7,CONVENTION ON THE ,RIGHTS OF ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES "<,,CRPD">3^' ,ADOPTED IN #BJJF AND ESTABLISHING DEFINITIVELY THAT DISABILITY RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS1 THE ,,CRPD SITUATES EXISTING HUMAN RIGHTS WITHIN THE DISABILITY CONTEXT1 ENDING WHAT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS THE 8INVISIBILITY0 OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ARCHITECTURE4 ,AS THE TREATY APPROACHES NEAR UNIVERSAL RATIFICATION1 IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ALL BUT A DIMINISHING HANDFUL OF COUNTRIES IN WHICH ,,USAID WORKS ARE PARTIES TO THE ,,CRPD49#AA ,AMONG THOSE STATE PARTIES1 THE ,,CRPD IS CATALYZING ADOPTION OF NATIONAL LEGISLATION AND POLICIES TO RESPECT1 PROTECT1 AND FULFILL THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,IT IS IMPORTANT THE D#H ,AGENCY'S INTERVENTIONS COMPLEMENT AND SUPPORT --------------------------------------#I CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ,,CRPD BY THOSE COUNTRIES WITH WHOM ,,USAID WORKS THAT ARE STATE PARTIES TO THE TREATY4 ,THE ,,CRPD IS ALSO A KEY REFERENCE IN ADOPTING A RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH TO ,,USAID'S WORK THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 _4 ^7#BJCJ ,SUSTAINABLE ,DEVELOPMENT ,GOALS "<,,SDG,'S">3^' ,THE #AG GOALS AND #AFI ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT TARGETS FOR ERADICATING POVERTY1 ADOPTED BY ALL ,UNITED ,NATIONS ,MEMBER ,STATES IN #BJAE1 BUILD UPON THE PREVIOUS ,MILLENNIUM ,DEVELOPMENT ,GOALS "<,,MDG,'S">4 ,UNLIKE THE ,,MDG,'S1 THE ,,SDG,'S AND THEIR INDICATORS EXPLICITLY REFERENCE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO GOALS #D1 #H1 #AJ1 #AA1 #AF1 AND #AG1 WHICH COVER IMPORTANT ISSUES SUCH AS #AG EDUCATION2 EMPLOYMENT2 INEQUALITY2 A#I INCLUSIVE1 SAFE1 RESILIENT1 AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS2 REPRESENTATION IN ELECTED POSITIONS2 AND STRENGTHENED DATA1 MONITORING1 AND ACCOUNTABILITY4 ,IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ,,SDG,'S ARE ANIMATED BY THREE PRINCIPLES3 HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH2 LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND2 AND GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT4 _4 ^1,U4,S4 ^1,LEGISLATION3 ,AS ONE OF THE FIRST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD TO ADOPT LEGISLATION COMPREHENSIVELY PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY THROUGH THE #AIIJ ,AMERICANS WITH ,DISABILITIES ,ACT "<,,ADA1 LATER UPDATED BY THE ,AMERICANS WITH ,DISABILITIES ,ACT ,AMENDMENTS ,ACT OF #BJJH">1 THE ,UNITED ,STATES HAS A ROBUST AND EXTENSIVE FRAMEWORK OF FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT PROVIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROTECTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,,USAID SEEKS TO COMPLY WITH ITS LEGAL OBLIGATIONS B#I PURSUANT TO THOSE LAWS " AND INCORPORATES AS A MATTER OF POLICY RELEVANT ,U4,S4 STANDARDS INTO ,AGENCY POLICIES "4 ,MINDFUL OF THE NEED TO RESPECT LOCAL CONTEXTS AND APPROACHES1 ,U4,S4 LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ALSO OFFER HELPFUL PRINCIPLES AND METHODS TO INFORM RIGHTS- BASED PROGRAMMATIC APPROACHES TO ,,USAID'S WORK WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 _4 ^7,,USAID ,POLICIES AND #AI ,STRATEGIES3^' ,THE ,DISABILITY C#I ,POLICY INFORMS AND IS INFORMED BY THE ,STATE ,DEPARTMENT AND ,,USAID ,JOINT ,STRATEGIC ,PLAN @. AND ,,USAID ,POLICY ,FRAMEWORK @. " AND NUMEROUS ,AGENCY POLICIES AND STRATEGIES49#AB ,THESE POLICIES AND STRATEGIES ADDRESS TECHNICAL1 OPERATIONAL1 AND COMMUNICATION ASPECTS OF PROGRAMMING AND EMBODY ,,USAID'S COMMITMENT TO NONDISCRIMINATION AND INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT1 CONSISTENT WITH THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF DIVERSITY1 EQUITY1 INCLUSION1 AND ACCESSIBILITY4 ,MANY OF THESE POLICIES AND STRATEGIES EXPRESSLY REFERENCE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FOSTERING ACCESSIBILITY FOR AND INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 INCLUDING IN SECTOR-SPECIFIC D#I CONTEXTS4 -------------------------------------#AJ ,DISABILITY ONLY BECOMES A TRAGEDY WHEN SOCIETY FAILS TO PROVIDE THE THINGS WE NEED TO LEAD OUR LIVES,-JOB OPPORTUNITIES OR BARRIER-FREE BUILDINGS1 FOR EXAMPLE4 ,IT IS NOT A TRAGEDY TO ME THAT ,I'M LIVING IN A WHEELCHAIR49#AC ,-,,,JUDITH HEUMANN1 AMERICAN DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATE1 FORMER U4S4 DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS,' "<#BJAJ- #BJAG"> -------------------------------------#AA ,,BACKGROUND ,DISABILITY AND ,HUMAN ,DIVERSITY3 ,FRAMING ,DISABILITY IN ,,USAID'S ,WORK ,AS RECOGNIZED IN THE ,,CRPD1 #BA 8DISABILITY IS AN EVOLVING A#AA CONCEPT 444 . RESULTS FROM THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PERSONS WITH IMPAIRMENTS9#AD AND ATTITUDINAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS THAT HINDERS THEIR FULL AND EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY ON AN EQUAL BASIS WITH OTHERS409#AE ,THIS UNDERSTANDING OF DISABILITY AS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT IS A DEPARTURE FROM TRADITIONAL FRAMINGS OF DISABILITY4 ,HISTORICALLY1 SOCIETY HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS1 BUT THE CAUSE OF THOSE PROBLEMS HAS OFTEN BEEN MISATTRIBUTED TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND HAS CENTERED ON MISPERCEPTIONS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AS DEFICIENT49#AF ,THESE TRADITIONAL FRAMINGS HAVE1 THROUGH TIME1 COME TO BE CAPTURED IN WHAT ARE OFTEN REFERRED TO BY DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES AND ACADEMICS AS THE 8,MEDICAL ,MODEL0 AND 8,CHARITY ,MODEL0 OF DISABILITY4 ,IN THE ,MEDICAL ,MODEL OF DISABILITY1 SOCIETY HAS OFTEN B#AA SOUGHT TO 8CURE0 PEOPLE1 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THIS COULD BE ACHIEVED OR NOT1 AND WHETHER THEY WANTED THIS OR NOT4 ,SUCH APPROACHES HAVE OFTEN ENCOURAGED,- OR FORCED,-PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES INTO INSTITUTIONS OR TO USE MEDICINES1 SURGERY1 OR OTHER INTERVENTIONS TO CHANGE THEIR BODIES OR MINDS TO BECOME CLOSER TO THE PREVALENT SOCIETAL VIEW OF WHAT IS CONSIDERED 8NORMAL0 OR 8TYPICAL10 REGARDLESS OF WHAT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MIGHT WANT OR ASPIRE TO4 ,IN THE ,CHARITY ,MODEL OF DISABILITY1 OFTEN WELL-INTENTIONED PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO OFFER SUPPORT1 INCLUDING ACCESS TO DISABILITY-SPECIFIC GOODS OR SERVICES4 ,HOWEVER1 TYPICAL DELIVERY MODELS OF CHARITY HAVE OFTEN ADOPTED UNSUSTAINABLE APPROACHES THAT DISEMPOWERED1 PITIED1 OR PATRONIZED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 DEPRIVED THEM OF AUTONOMY AND AGENCY1 MADE THEM DEPENDENT UPON OTHERS1 OR FOSTERED SEGREGATION RATHER THAN #BC MEANINGFUL AND COMPREHENSIVE C#AA COMMUNITY INCLUSION4 ,ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL CARE IS AS IMPORTANT TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AS IT IS TO THEIR NON- DISABLED PEERS4 ,CHARITIES CAN HAVE A USEFUL ROLE TO PLAY,-ESPECIALLY WHEN THEIR WORK IS GUIDED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,HOWEVER1 BY FOCUSING ON CHANGING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RATHER THAN SYSTEMS OF INEQUALITY AND DISCRIMINATION1 THESE TWO MODELS OF DISABILITY HAVE FREQUENTLY SUBJECTED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO HARM AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS4 ,FURTHERMORE1 THESE APPROACHES HAVE TYPICALLY FAILED TO SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BEING DENIED FULL ACCESS AND INCLUSION IN SOCIETY ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS WITH OTHERS4 -------------------------------------#AB ,THE 8,SOCIAL ,MODEL0 OF DISABILITY IS A REACTION TO THESE TRADITIONAL FRAMINGS4 ,INSTEAD OF POINTING TO THE PERSON TO CHANGE1 THE ,SOCIAL A#AB ,MODEL LOOKS OUTWARD1 TO SOCIETY4 ,UNDER THE ,SOCIAL ,MODEL1 DISABILITY IS THE RESULT OF THE NEGATIVE INTERACTION THAT CAN OCCUR WHEN PEOPLE WITH CERTAIN FUNCTIONAL CONDITIONS OR 8IMPAIRMENTS0 ENCOUNTER BARRIERS IN SOCIETY4 ,BARRIERS CAN INCLUDE PHYSICAL1 LEGISLATIVE1 TECHNOLOGICAL1 AND ATTITUDINAL AND INVOLVE COMMUNICATION1 INFORMATION1 AND POLICY49#AG ,THE ,SOCIAL ,MODEL IDENTIFIES BARRIERS IN SOCIETY,-NOT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES,-AS THE PROBLEM49#AH ,,USAID REFERENCES THE ,SOCIAL ,MODEL TO FRAME A FOUNDATIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF DISABILITY AS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT RESULTING FROM THE NEGATIVE INTERACTION BETWEEN PERSONS WITH CERTAIN FUNCTIONAL CONDITIONS AND BARRIERS IN SOCIETY4 ,THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO NEGATE OTHER IMPORTANT CONCEPTS OF DISABILITY "1 AND IT SHOULD COMPLEMENT WHAT IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS A #BE 8,HUMAN ,RIGHTS ,MODEL0 OF B#AB DISABILITY4 ,A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE CAN ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE BARRIERS IDENTIFIED BY THE ,SOCIAL ,MODEL'S FRAMING OF DISABILITY AND CAN INFORM DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES THAT FURTHER HUMAN RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,THE ,HUMAN ,RIGHTS ,MODEL ALSO EMBRACES RESPECT FOR DIFFERENCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AS PART OF HUMAN DIVERSITY AND HUMANITY9#BJ AS WELL AS THE PROACTIVE PROVISION OF EQUITABLE SUPPORTS1 IN ADDITION TO REMOVAL OF SOCIETAL BARRIERS1 TO ENSURE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE FULLY INCLUDED IN SOCIETY AND ENJOY HUMAN RIGHTS ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS WITH OTHERS49#BA ,SITUATING ,,USAID'S WORK WITHIN THE ,SOCIAL ,MODEL OF DISABILITY COMPELS US TO FOCUS DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS ON ADDRESSING SOCIETAL BARRIERS TO ACCESS1 EQUALITY1 EQUITY1 AND MEANINGFUL INCLUSION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,THE TYPES OF SOCIETAL BARRIERS C#AB TYPICALLY EXPERIENCED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ALIGN WELL WITH THE WIDE ARRAY OF SUBSTANTIVE AREAS IN WHICH ,,USAID WORKS AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ,AGENCY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EFFECTIVE REMOVAL OF SUCH BARRIERS4 ,AT THE SAME TIME1 THE ,SOCIAL ,MODEL'S RESPECT FOR THE INDIVIDUALITY1 AGENCY1 AND AUTONOMY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IS CONSISTENT WITH ,,USAID'S COMMITMENT TO AN APPROACH ANCHORED IN THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS TO ADDRESS INEQUALITIES AND INJUSTICES THAT HINDER DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO CLAIM THEIR RIGHTS4 -------------------------------------#AC ,PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL1 PSYCHOSOCIAL_/MENTAL1 INTELLECTUAL1 COGNITIVE1 SENSORY1 AND OTHER DISABILITIES OF VARYING DEGREES AND COMPLEXITY49#BB ,PEOPLE MAY BE BORN WITH THEIR DISABILITIES OR ACQUIRE #BG THEM LATER DUE TO ACCIDENT1 A#AC ILLNESS1 AGE1 VIOLENCE1 NATURAL DISASTER1 OR OTHER CAUSES4 ,TWO PEOPLE MAY HAVE THE SAME DISABILITY1 BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THEIR EXPERIENCES1 DISABILITY-RELATED NEEDS1 OR ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WILL BE THE SAME4 ,IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ,,USAID'S WORK ENCOMPASS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS ALL DISABILITY TYPES2 FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS1 SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS1 GENDER IDENTITIES1 GENDER EXPRESSIONS1 AND SEX CHARACTERISTICS "<,,SOGIESC">2 AND AT ALL AGES AND STAGES ACROSS THE HUMAN LIFE COURSE4 ,AN INDIVIDUAL'S DISABILITIES MAY NOT BE READILY APPARENT1 AND BECAUSE OF THE PREVALENCE OF DISABILITY-BASED DISCRIMINATION AND STIGMA1 NOT ALL PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MAY CHOOSE TO SELF-IDENTIFY AS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,FOR EXAMPLE1 SOME INDIVIDUALS MAY VIEW THEMSELVES AS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BUT MAY NOT FEEL SAFE OR COMFORTABLE SELF-DISCLOSING THIS TO OTHERS4 ,OTHERS MAY NOT IDENTIFY AS MEMBERS OF B#AC THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY AT ALL1 IN SOME CASES BECAUSE OF LACK OF ACCESS TO ASSESSMENT SERVICES OR SUPPORTS4 ,FOR SOME PERSONS1 DISABILITY IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THEIR IDENTITY AND A SOURCE OF PRIDE4 ,,USAID RESPECTS WHETHER AND HOW PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES SELF-IDENTIFY OR DISCLOSE4 ,THE ,AGENCY STRIVES TO FOSTER SAFE AND RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE IN EMBRACING AND DISCLOSING THAT IDENTITY AS AND WHEN THEY CHOOSE49#BC ,PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE NOT A MONOLITHIC GROUP2 THEY ARE PART OF EVERY OTHER POPULATION AND GROUP4 ,PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE THE EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION4 ,THIS ,POLICY'S INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH RECOGNIZES THAT THE MANY ELEMENTS OF IDENTITY1 IN COMBINATION WITH SYSTEMS OF INEQUALITY1 CAN CREATE UNIQUE POWER DYNAMICS1 EFFECTS1 AND PERSPECTIVES THAT #BI AFFECT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES' C#AC ACCESS TO1 AND EXPERIENCES OF1 DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE INTERVENTIONS4 ,THESE FACTORS CAN BE PARTICULARLY POWERFUL IN CONTEXTS OF TRANSITION TO AND FROM VARIOUS STATES OF LOCAL STABILITY AND FRAGILITY1 PEACE AND CONFLICT1 DISASTER AND DEVELOPMENT1 AND POLITICAL1 ECONOMIC1 OR SOCIETAL TRANSITIONS4 7777777777777777777777777777777777777777 ,,,DISABILITY INCLUSION IN ACTION,' ,,USAID'S 8,GLOBAL ,LABOR ,PROGRAM ,- ,INCLUSIVE ,FUTURES0 "<,,GLP-,,IF"> ACTIVITY AIMS TO INCREASE THE INCLUSION AND CONFIDENCE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 PARTICULARLY WOMEN1 SO THEY ARE ABLE TO COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN AND IMPROVE LABOR RIGHTS AT THE ,KENYAN COMPANIES OF GLOBAL DRINKS BRANDS ,DIAGEO'S ,EAST ,AFRICA ,BREWERIES ,LTD4 "<,,EABL"> AND ,COCA-,COLA ,BEVERAGES ,AFRICA "<,,CCBA">4 ,WORKING WITH D#AC ,,EABL1 THE PROGRAM FACILITATES EFFORTS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS WHO GROW SORGHUM TO ORGANIZE COLLECTIVELY INTO HUBS4 ,THROUGH THE HUBS1 FARMERS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES GAIN IMPROVED ACCESS TO AGRICULTURAL ADVICE1 FARM INPUTS1 AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING POWER TO SECURE HIGHER PRICES FROM ,,EABL FOR THEIR PRODUCE4 ,,GLP-,,IF WORKS WITH ,,CCBA TO MAKE ITS RETAIL DISTRIBUTION CHAIN MORE INCLUSIVE4 ,THE ACTIVITY PROVIDES SKILLS TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO FEMALE RETAILERS WITH DISABILITIES TO GROW THEIR BUSINESSES AND SUPPORTS THEM TO ORGANIZE INTO GROUPS1 GIVING THEM A PLATFORM TO DISCUSS COMMON ISSUES AND NEGOTIATE BETTER MARGINS FROM ,,CCBA PRODUCT SALES4 8,THE ,GLOBAL ,LABOR ,PROGRAM HAS HELPED ME A LOT4 ,I HAVE RECEIVED TRAINING ON THINGS LIKE RECORDKEEPING AND CUSTOMER SERVICE1 WHICH HAVE MADE ME MORE ORGANIZED4 ,THE WEEKLY #CA COACHING SESSIONS HAVE ALSO E#AC HELPED ME TO KNOW WHAT ,I NEED TO IMPROVE ON AND ENABLED ME TO NAVIGATE CHALLENGES ,I EXPERIENCE1 WHICH HAVE IN TURN IMPROVED MY BUSINESS40 ,-,JOSEPHINE1 A ,,CCBA RETAILER WHO OWNS A SMALL RETAIL BUSINESS IN ,NAIROBI AND IS DEAF GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG -------------------------------------#AD ,VISION1 ,GOAL1 AND ,OBJECTIVES ^1,VISION3 ,,USAID ENVISIONS PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS SOCIETIES IN WHICH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ENJOY HUMAN RIGHTS1 AGENCY1 ACCESS1 INFLUENCE1 AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PURSUE THEIR LIFE GOALS AND EQUITABLY CONTRIBUTE TO AND BENEFIT FROM THE ,AGENCY'S DEVELOPMENT1 HUMANITARIAN1 AND PEACEBUILDING ASSISTANCE INTERVENTIONS THAT ENGAGE PEOPLE ACROSS SOCIETIES1 COMMUNITIES1 AND COUNTRIES4 ^1,GOAL3 ,THIS ,DISABILITY ,POLICY SEEKS TO EMPOWER AND ELEVATE THE LIVES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN A#AD PARTNER COUNTRIES BY HELPING ,,USAID AND OUR PARTNERS RECOGNIZE1 RESPECT1 VALUE1 MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE1 INCLUDE1 AND BE INTENTIONAL IN SUPPORTING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO BENEFIT EQUITABLY FROM OUR WORK AS EQUAL PARTNERS4 ^1,OBJECTIVES3 ,IN SUPPORT OF THIS GOAL1 ,,USAID WILL WORK TOWARD THE FOLLOWING SIX OBJECTIVES4 #A ,FOSTER DISABILITY INCLUSION AND RESPECT FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS ACROSS ,AGENCY PROGRAMMING IN DEVELOPMENT1 HUMANITARIAN1 AND PEACEBUILDING ASSISTANCE4 #B ,RESPECT1 EMPOWER1 AND MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES,-AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS,- ACROSS THEIR LIFE COURSE AS DRIVERS OF DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE1 AGENTS OF CHANGE1 AND ESSENTIAL PARTNERS IN THE GENERATION OF SOLUTIONS4 #C ,IDENTIFY AND DISMANTLE DISCRIMINATION AND BARRIERS TO #CC FOSTER ACCESSIBLE1 EQUITABLE1 B#AD SAFE1 AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES IN WHICH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS CAN ADVOCATE FOR AND EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS WITHOUT FEAR OF VIOLENCE OR PRESSURE TO ASSIMILATE4 #D ,RECOGNIZE1 RESPECT1 AND MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE AND PARTNER WITH THE FULL DIVERSITY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES49#BD #E ,ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMING BY STRENGTHENING DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE DATA COLLECTION1 RESEARCH1 ANALYSIS1 AND LEARNING ASSOCIATED WITH ,,USAID PROGRAMMING1 INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF PROGRAMMING AND REPRESENTATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 #F ,LEVERAGE ,,USAID'S LEADERSHIP AND CONVENING POWER IN FOSTERING POLITICAL WILL AMONG INTERNATIONAL1 REGIONAL1 NATIONAL1 AND LOCAL INSTITUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES AS WELL C#AD AS ACCOUNTABILITY TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS4 -------------------------------------#AE ,,PRINCIPLES ,TO ACHIEVE THE SIX OBJECTIVES DESCRIBED ABOVE1 ,,USAID WILL UPHOLD THE FOLLOWING SEVEN OPERATING PRINCIPLES3 ACCESSIBILITY1 ACCOUNTABILITY1 ANTI- ABLEISM1 DO NO " HARM1 GENDER EQUALITY1 NONDISCRIMINATION1 AND NOTHING WITHOUT US4 ,THESE OPERATING PRINCIPLES ARE INTENDED TO ALIGN WITH AND COMPLEMENT THE PRINCIPLES IN ,CHAPTER #BJA OF ,,USAID'S ,AUTOMATED ,DIRECTIVES ,SYSTEM "<,,ADS">3 .7,PROGRAM ,CYCLE ,OPERATIONAL ,POLICY4.' ,,USAID'S ,OPERATING ,UNITS SHOULD APPLY THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES ACROSS SECTORS AND ACROSS THE ,PROGRAM ,CYCLE AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY4 ,CONSIDERATION SHOULD ALSO BE GIVEN TO THE INTERRELATED AND #CE INTERDEPENDENT APPLICATION OF A#AE THESE PRINCIPLES4 ,FOR EXAMPLE1 IN ADDRESSING HOW TO UPHOLD THE PRINCIPLE OF ACCESSIBILITY IN ,,USAID PROGRAMS1 THE PRINCIPLE OF NOTHING WITHOUT US SHOULD BE APPLIED SO THAT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE CENTRAL TO INFORMING AND GUIDING WHAT CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND MEANINGFUL ACCESS4 ^1,ACCESSIBILITY IS THE DESIGN1 CONSTRUCTION1 DEVELOPMENT1 AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES1 INFORMATION AND MULTIMODAL COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY1 PROGRAMS1 AND SERVICES SO THAT ALL PEOPLE1 INCLUDING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 CAN FULLY AND INDEPENDENTLY USE THEM4 ,ACCESSIBILITY INCLUDES THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 THE REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS TO EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES1 A COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CAN INDEPENDENTLY ACCESS EVERY B#AE OUTWARD-FACING AND INTERNAL ACTIVITY AS WELL AS ELECTRONIC SPACES1 AND THE PURSUIT OF BEST PRACTICES SUCH AS ,,UD49#BE ^1,ACCOUNTABILITY REFLECTS ,,USAID'S COMMITMENT TO DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT1 HUMANITARIAN1 AND PEACEBUILDING ASSISTANCE THAT IS EFFECTIVE1 RESPONSIVE1 SUSTAINABLE1 TRANSPARENT1 AND ACCOUNTABLE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS4 ,ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ,DISABILITY ,POLICY IS A SHARED ,AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY AND DEPENDS ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT OF ALL OUR STAFF4 ,GENERATION OF DATA AND EVIDENCE TO FACILITATE TRACKING OF PROGRESS1 NOT MERELY TRACKING OF INPUTS OR OUTPUTS1 IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING EFFECTIVE OUTCOMES4 ,ALL ,,USAID STAFF,- INCLUDING ,SENIOR OFFICIALS2 ,MISSION ,DIRECTORS2 ,BUREAU LEADERS2 ,CENTER1 ,OFFICE1 AND ,HUB DIRECTORS2 #CG TECHNICAL TEAM LEADERS2 AND TEAM C#AE MEMBERS,-ARE ACCOUNTABLE -------------------------------------#AF " FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS ,POLICY ACROSS THEIR PORTFOLIOS AS WELL AS FOR DEFINING SPECIFIC GOALS WITHIN THE ,AGENCY'S STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMMING THAT ALIGN WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS ,POLICY4 ^1,ANTI-ABLEISM IS THE INTENTIONAL USE OF STRATEGIES1 THEORIES1 ACTIONS1 AND PRACTICES TO CHALLENGE AND COUNTER PERVASIVE DISCRIMINATION AND EXCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BASED ON ABLEIST NORMS THAT DEVALUE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RELATIVE TO NON-DISABLED PERSONS AND ARE ROOTED IN BELIEFS THAT 8TYPICAL0 ABILITIES ARE SUPERIOR AND THAT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEED TO BE CHANGED TO FIT A SOCIAL IDEAL OF WHAT IS 8NORMAL0 OR 8TYPICAL0 RATHER THAN BEING RESPECTED AS A NATURAL PART OF HUMAN DIVERSITY4 ^7,DO NO " HARM^' IS THE UNDERTAKING OF DEVELOPMENT1 A#AF HUMANITARIAN1 AND PEACEBUILDING ASSISTANCE INTERVENTIONS THAT DO NOT PUT PARTICIPANTS AT GREATER RISK THAN WOULD BE THE CASE WITHOUT THE INTERVENTION4 ,DO NO MORE HARM ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HARM MAY HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED1 AND THE GOAL THEN IS TO ENSURE THAT MORE HARM DOES NOT OCCUR BEYOND THE POINT OF INTERVENTION AND THAT1 TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE1 ACTIONS ARE UNDERTAKEN TO MITIGATE AND ADDRESS PAST HARM THAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED4 ^1,GENDER ^1EQUALITY IS THE EQUAL ABILITY TO ATTAIN AND BENEFIT FROM HUMAN RIGHTS1 FREEDOMS1 SOCIALLY VALUED GOODS1 OPPORTUNITIES1 AND RESOURCES BY ALL INDIVIDUALS INDEPENDENT OF THEIR SEX1 GENDER EXPRESSION1 AND GENDER IDENTITY4 ,GENDER EQUALITY IS MORE THAN PARITY IN NUMBERS AND LAWS ON THE BOOKS4 ,ACHIEVING GENDER EQUALITY MEANS THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS,-WOMEN AND GIRLS1 MEN AND BOYS1 AND GENDER-DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS,-CAN MEANINGFULLY #CI CONTRIBUTE TO AND PARTICIPATE IN B#AF THEIR SOCIETIES WITH DIGNITY4 -------------------------------------#AG ^1,NONDISCRIMINATION IS THE BASIC FOUNDATION OF ,,USAID'S INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT APPROACH4 ,ALL ,AGENCY PROGRAMS SHOULD ENSURE NONDISCRIMINATORY ACCESS FOR ALL POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES AND MUST COMPLY WITH THE ,NONDISCRIMINATION FOR ,BENEFICIARIES ,POLICY4 @. ,,USAID STAFF MUST NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY PARTICIPANT OR POTENTIAL PARTICIPANT1 INCLUDING BY WITHHOLDING1 ADVERSELY IMPACTING1 OR DENYING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO BENEFITS OR SERVICES ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY4 ,,USAID'S AWARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS PLACE SIMILAR NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS ON OUR IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS4 ,NONDISCRIMINATION1 A BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR THE ,U4,S4 GOVERNMENT1 IS NOT BY ITSELF SUFFICIENT TO ENSURE INCLUSION1 BUT RATHER HELPS ENSURE THAT A#AG PROGRAMS DO NOT CAUSE FURTHER EXCLUSION4 ,WE ENCOURAGE ALL IN-COUNTRY PARTNERS TO WORK TO END DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND PROMOTE EQUITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THEIR COUNTRY CONTEXTS4 ^7,NOTHING ,WITHOUT ,US^' IS THE MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS IN ALL ASPECTS AND STAGES OF THE DESIGN1 DECISION-MAKING1 IMPLEMENTATION1 AND EVALUATIONS PROCESSES OF PROGRAMMING1 POLICIES1 OR ACTIONS4 ,ORIGINALLY COINED AS 8NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US0 BY DISABILITY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS IN THE #AIIJS1 THROUGH TIME DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES SUCH AS FORMER ,SPECIAL ,RAPPORTEUR ON THE ,RIGHTS OF ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES ,CATALINA ,DEVANDAS ,AGUILAR STARTED SHIFTING USAGE TO 8NOTHING WITHOUT US40 ,AT THE #BJBB ,GLOBAL ,DISABILITY ,SUMMIT1 DISABILITY ADVOCATES CALLED FOR A CHANGE TO 8NOTHING WITHOUT US10 IN RECOGNITION THAT ANY ISSUE AFFECTING HUMANITY #DA IS NECESSARILY OF RELEVANCE TO B#AG PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,THE PRINCIPLE HAS BECOME AN ELEMENT OF INCLUSIVE PRACTICES ACROSS A VARIETY OF FIELDS AND APPLICATIONS1 IS CONSISTENT WITH ,,USAID'S COMMITMENT TO LOCALLY LED AND INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT1 AND IS MORE EFFECTIVELY REALIZED WHEN WE ENGAGE IN DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS WITH RATHER THAN FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 7777777777777777777777777777777777777777 ,,,DISABILITY INCLUSION IN ACTION,' ,,USAID'S 8,LEADING FOR ,INDEPENDENT ,LIVING3 ,BUILDING ,RESOURCES AND ,PARTNERSHIPS FOR ,INCLUSIVE ,COMMUNITIES IN ,ARMENIA0 ACTIVITY SUPPORTED ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF ,INDEPENDENT ,LIVING ,RESOURCE ,CENTERS "<,,ILRC,'S"> IN TWO REGIONS OF ,ARMENIA4 ,,ILRC,'S ARE COMMUNITY-BASED1 CROSS-DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS RUN BY AND FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO SUPPORT THEIR HUMAN RIGHT TO LIVE C#AG INDEPENDENTLY AND BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY4 ,SUCH ORGANIZATIONS EXIST AROUND THE WORLD AND ARE PART OF THE LARGER 8INDEPENDENT LIVING0 MOVEMENT FOUNDED BY DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES SUCH AS ,ED ,ROBERTS AND ,JUDY ,HEUMANN IN THE ,UNITED ,STATES IN THE #AIFJS AND #AIGJS4 ,THE ,,ILRC,'S FOUNDED THROUGH THIS ,,USAID-SUPPORTED ACTIVITY OFFER PEER-LED1 RIGHTS-BASED SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO EMPOWER ,ARMENIANS WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY1 ADVOCATE FOR THEIR RIGHTS1 AND PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES4 8,WE CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WERE ABLE TO TEACH EACH OTHER1 TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER1 AND TO ACQUIRE A MULTITUDE OF SKILLS4 ,SO1 AMONG THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE .<,,ILRC.>1 WE CAN ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT ,STATE AUTHORITIES HAVE STARTED TO APPROACH THE NEEDS1 REQUIREMENTS1 AND DEMANDS OF #DC PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MORE D#AG SERIOUSLY1 AND THEY'RE TRYING TO ENSURE BETTER REPRESENTATION AND INVOLVEMENT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES40 ,-,EQUAL ,RIGHTS1 ,EQUAL ,OPPORTUNITIES ,ORGANIZATION'S ,,ILRC ,ADVOCACY ,COORDINATOR WITH A DISABILITY GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG -------------------------------------#AH ,ANY ISSUE AFFECTING HUMANITY IS NECESSARILY OF RELEVANCE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 -------------------------------------#AI ,,,DATA1 LEARNING1 AND EVIDENCE,' ,COMMITMENT TO LEARNING IS A CORE VALUE OF ,,USAID4 ,STRENGTHENING DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE DATA COLLECTION1 RESEARCH1 ANALYSIS1 REPORTING1 AND LEARNING IS CRITICAL TO ADVANCING THE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF WHAT WORKS AND SUPPORTING MORE EFFECTIVE A#AI PROGRAMMING4 _4 ^7,PILOT THE COLLECTION AND USE OF DISABILITY-DISAGGREGATED DATA4^' ,DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE DATA COLLECTION1 RESEARCH1 ANALYSIS1 REPORTING1 AND LEARNING ARE BOLSTERED BY DISAGGREGATION OF DATA BY DISABILITY,-IN ADDITION TO OTHER BASES FOR DISAGGREGATION THAT MAY BE REQUIRED,-TO BETTER ASSESS AND BRING VISIBILITY TO THE EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN AND ACROSS ,,USAID PROGRAMMING4 ,THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT TARGETED SPECIFICALLY AT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BUT THAT INSTEAD SEEK TO BE INCLUSIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN MAINSTREAM PROGRAMMING CONTEXTS4 ,WITHOUT DISAGGREGATION OF PEOPLE- SPECIFIC INDICATOR DATA IN SUCH CONTEXTS1 WE WILL STRUGGLE TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE TO WHICH OUR WIDER PROGRAMMING IS REACHING AND ENSURING EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR PERSONS #DE WITH DISABILITIES AND TO B#AI FACILITATE LEARNING AND ADAPTATION IN OUR PROGRAMMING49#BF ,CONSISTENT WITH ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND RELEVANT SAFETY1 SECURITY1 DATA PROTECTION1 PRIVACY1 AND AGE-RELATED CONSIDERATIONS IN THE COLLECTION AND USE OF SUCH DATA1 ,,USAID WILL EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY TO UPDATE DATA-COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS AND SYSTEMS TO ALLOW FOR FUTURE INDICATOR DATA TO BE COLLECTED BY DISABILITY STATUS AT A MINIMUM1 AND DISABILITY TYPE AND DEGREE WHERE POSSIBLE4 ,COLLECTION OF DATA RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS CAN ALSO ASSIST IN TAILORING DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS4 ,IN THESE EFFORTS1 INTERNATIONALLY COMPARABLE TOOLS AND SUITABLE SECONDARY DATA SOURCES SHOULD BE LEVERAGED WHERE AVAILABLE1 FOR IDENTIFYING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN DATA-COLLECTION EFFORTS4 ,IN ALL DATA- DISAGGREGATION EFFORTS1 THE PRINCIPLE OF DO NO HARM MUST BE PARAMOUNT49#BG _4 ^7,LEVERAGE REGULAR REPORTING MECHANISMS4^' ,REGULAR REPORTING MECHANISMS SUCH AS THE ANNUAL C#AI ,OPERATIONAL ,PLAN "<,,OP"> AND ,PERFORMANCE ,PLAN AND ,REPORT "<,,PPR"> OFFER IDEAL OPPORTUNITIES TO CAPTURE AND BRING VISIBILITY TO ,,USAID'S WORK TO SUPPORT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,DISABILITY-FOCUSED ,KEY ,ISSUES " AND ,QUALITATIVE ,NARRATIVES " EXIST TO FACILITATE SUCH REPORTING4 ,ALL ,OPERATING ,UNITS ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES THAT ARE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OR INTENTIONALLY SEEK TO INCLUDE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN MAINSTREAM ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE REPORTING -------------------------------------#BJ THROUGH THESE ESTABLISHED REPORTING MECHANISMS1 INCLUDING IN INSTANCES WHERE SUCH ACTIVITIES MIGHT ALSO BE REPORTED THROUGH OTHER ,KEY ,ISSUES OR ,QUALITATIVE ,NARRATIVES4 ,THIS REPORTING SHOULD BE IN LINE WITH EXISTING REPORTING SYSTEMS AND REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS ,AGENCY EFFORTS TO REDUCE BURDENS AND STREAMLINE #DG EFFICIENCIES4 A#BJ _4 ^7,GENERATE RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL GUIDANCE4^' ,GENERATION OF SECTOR- SPECIFIC1 EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL GUIDANCE IS IMPORTANT IN FILLING DATA GAPS AND DISSEMINATING KNOWLEDGE OF EFFECTIVE PRACTICE4 ,SUCH GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS WILL BE ESSENTIAL IN PROMOTING THE EFFECTIVE APPLICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS POLICY IN SECTOR- SPECIFIC CONTEXTS AND EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF THOSE APPROACHES4 ,IN GENERATING SUCH GUIDANCE AND RESEARCH PRODUCTS1 THE PRINCIPLES OF NOTHING WITHOUT US1 DO NO " HARM1 AND ACCESSIBILITY ARE OF PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE RELEVANCE4 ,,USAID STAFF AND IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS ENGAGED IN ,AGENCY-FUNDED PROGRAMS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO CONSULT WITH AND MEANINGFULLY INVOLVE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS IN THESE INITIATIVES TO BENEFIT FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF THOSE MOST DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY ,,USAID INTERVENTIONS AND TO SEEK TO B#BJ ENSURE THAT PROGRAMMING HAS NO UNINTENDED NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES4 ,FURTHERMORE1 INFORMATION ABOUT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND FINDINGS SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE IN FORMATS ACCESSIBLE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,IT SHOULD ALSO BE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE LACK OF ACCURATE HOST-COUNTRY DATA ON DISABILITY IS ITSELF A DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE1 THOUGH ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPMENT DIPLOMACY4 ,WHERE FEASIBLE1 ,,USAID ,MISSIONS SHOULD SEEK TO MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE RELEVANT HOST- GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES AND GOVERNMENT STATISTICS OFFICES IN THE PROMOTION OF ACCURATE AND ETHICAL DISABILITY DATA COLLECTION1 INCLUDING THROUGH CENSUSES1 DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS1 SPATIAL MAPPINGS1 COMMUNITY MAPPINGS1 AND OTHER APPROPRIATE TOOLS4 #DI 777777777777777777777777777777777 C#BJ ,,,DISABILITY INCLUSION IN ACTION,' ,,USAID HAS SUPPORTED THE 8,REFERENCE ,GROUP ON ,INCLUSION OF ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES IN ,HUMANITARIAN ,ACTION0 THROUGH A GLOBAL PROGRAM FOCUSED ON INCREASING THE LEADERSHIP OF DISABLED PERSONS' ORGANIZATIONS_/ORGANIZATIONS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES "<,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S"> IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION4 ,WITH ,,USAID SUPPORT1 THE ,GROUP DEVELOPED A SET OF CORE RESOURCES FOR AND WITH ,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THEIR MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN KEY HUMANITARIAN PROCESSES AT GLOBAL1 REGIONAL1 AND COUNTRY LEVELS4 ,THIS PROGRAM WORKED WITH SEVEN FELLOWS FROM COUNTRIES IMPACTED BY HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES AND TRAINED #ABJ ,,DPO_/,,OPD STAFF AND MEMBERS1 ESTABLISHING AN ACTIVE CORE CADRE OF DISABILITY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS WITH CAPACITY TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE WITH HUMANITARIAN ACTORS TO INFLUENCE D#BJ POLICY1 PROGRAMMING1 AND IMPLEMENTATION4 GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG -------------------------------------#BA ,,,POLICY INTO PRACTICE,' ,OPERATIONALIZING ,DISABILITY ,INCLUSION AT ,,USAID 8,AS AN ORGANIZATION AND AS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 WE DO NOT WANT TOKENISM4 ,WE WANT MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT AS EQUAL PARTNERS IN THE PROCESS40 ,-,,,GANESH SINGH1 PROGRAM MANAGER1 GUYANA COUNCIL OF ORGANISATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES,' ,TO ACHIEVE THE VISION1 GOAL1 AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS POLICY1 ,,USAID HAS IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING AS KEY APPROACHES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION AND TO SUPPORT A SYSTEMATIC CHANGE-MANAGEMENT #EA APPROACH TO FURTHERING ,,USAID'S A#BA DISABILITY-INCLUSION WORK4 ,THESE RECOMMENDED " APPROACHES DRAW ON THE COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCES AND LEARNING OF ,,USAID STAFF1 IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS1 BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AGENCIES1 AND,-MOST IMPORTANTLY,-PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS4 ,THESE APPROACHES ARE ALSO CONSISTENT WITH A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DIVERSITY1 EQUITY1 INCLUSION1 AND ACCESSIBILITY1 WHICH EMBRACES WORK AT EVERY LEVEL SO THAT OUR PEOPLE1 PARTNERSHIPS1 PROGRAMS1 PROCESSES1 AND POLICIES ARE INCLUSIVE1 REFLECT DIVERSITY1 ADVANCE EQUITY1 AND ENHANCE ACCESSIBILITY4 ,ENGAGEMENT AND ,COMMUNICATIONS ^7,A ,DISABILITY-,INCLUSIVE ,APPROACH TO ,LOCALLY ,LED ,DEVELOPMENT3^' ,,USAID'S COMMITMENT TO LOCALLY LED @. AND INCLUSIVE B#BA DEVELOPMENT FOSTERS DIVERSITY IN IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS AND AFFORDS A PRIME OPPORTUNITY TO INTENTIONALLY ENGAGE DIVERSE REPRESENTATION FROM LOCAL ,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S AS LEADERS1 IMPLEMENTERS1 AND KEY DECISION-MAKERS OF DEVELOPMENT1 HUMANITARIAN1 AND PEACEBUILDING ASSISTANCE INTERVENTIONS4 ,CONSISTENT WITH ITS ,LOCAL ,CAPACITY ,STRENGTHENING ,POLICY1 @. ,,USAID IS ALSO COMMITTED TO CAPACITY STRENGTHENING THAT SUPPORTS ,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S' ABILITIES TO DELIVER AND SUSTAIN DEVELOPMENT RESULTS4 ,SUCH APPROACHES ARE STRENGTHENED WHERE WE INCLUDE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AT ALL PHASES OF THE PROGRAM LIFE CYCLE AND SUPPORT -------------------------------------#BB THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY OF ,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S TO CONTRIBUTE TO ,,USAID'S STRATEGIC PLANNING2 #EC PARTICIPATE IN PROJECT DESIGN1 A#BB INCLUDING THROUGH ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE COLLABORATION AND CO-CREATION PROCESSES2 AND RESPOND TO ,,USAID SOLICITATIONS1 INCLUDING AS FIRST-TIME RECIPIENTS OF ,,USAID FUNDING4 ^7,PARTNERING FOR ,SUCCESS3^' ,COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AMONG ,,USAID1 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 DONORS1 GOVERNMENTS1 CIVIL SOCIETY1 AND OTHERS ARE NECESSARY FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS POLICY4 ,CLARITY OF EXPECTATIONS IS ESSENTIAL TO FOSTER MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIPS4 ,EXPLICIT REFERENCES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN ALL SOLICITATION PHASES FOR ALL ACTIVITIES ARE IMPORTANT TO COMMUNICATE THAT ,AGENCY-FUNDED PROGRAMS SHOULD EQUITABLY INCLUDE AND BE RESPONSIVE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THAT POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS WILL BE ASSESSED ON THEIR UNDERSTANDING1 WILLINGNESS1 AND CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAMMING CONSISTENT WITH THIS POLICY4 ^1,COMMUNICATIONS3 ,,USAID'S WORK AND HOW WE COMMUNICATE ABOUT THIS B#BB WORK SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE VISION1 GOAL1 OBJECTIVES1 AND PRINCIPLES OF THIS POLICY "4 ,THIS INCLUDES PROMOTING EMPOWERING AND RESPECTFUL REPRESENTATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES THAT CHALLENGES SOCIETAL DISCRIMINATION AND EUPHEMISTIC OR ABLEIST FRAMINGS OF DISABILITY4 ,WITH RESPECT TO ACCESSIBILITY OF ,,IT PROCUREMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS "1 COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF ,SECTION #EJH OF THE ,REHABILITATION ,ACT IS AN EXISTING LEGAL ^1REQUIREMENT FOR ,,USAID AND CONSIDERED AS PART OF PROGRAM DESIGN MORE GENERALLY4 #EE ,FOUNDATIONS FOR ,OPERATIONAL #BC ,SUCCESS ^1,TWIN-,TRACK ^1,APPROACH3 ,,USAID IS COMMITTED TO A TWIN-TRACK APPROACH THAT RECOGNIZES THAT INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN MAINSTREAM PROGRAMMING ACROSS ALL ,,USAID SECTORS AND PORTFOLIOS AND PROGRAMMING TARGETED TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ESSENTIAL4 ,INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AT ALL PHASES OF THE PROGRAM LIFE CYCLE IS RELEVANT TO BOTH TYPES OF PROGRAMMING4 ^7,BUDGETING FOR ,SUCCESS3^' ,A VALUABLE APPROACH TO PROGRAMMING " THAT EQUITABLY INCLUDES PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IS TO ASSUME THAT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CAN AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED AND TO BUDGET ACCORDINGLY WITHIN AVAILABLE RESOURCES4 ,GIVEN THE GLOBAL DISABILITY PREVALENCE RATE OF #AF PERCENT1 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES SHOULD BE REFLECTED IN POTENTIAL PARTICIPANT POOLS FOR ,,USAID-FUNDED ACTIVITIES BROADLY AND NOT ONLY A#BC IN ACTIVITIES TARGETING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,BUDGETS SHOULD PROACTIVELY AND INTENTIONALLY SUPPORT PRINCIPLES OF ,,UD AND THE PROVISION OF DISABILITY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS WHERE ,,UD ALONE MAY BE INSUFFICIENT TO FACILITATE THE EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND STAFF WITH DISABILITIES4 ^7,LEVERAGING ,PRINCIPLES OF ,,UD3^' ,,UD OFFERS AN IMPORTANT FOUNDATIONAL APPROACH TO INFORM PROGRAM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR ALL PEOPLE4 ,HOWEVER1 WHERE ,,UD PRINCIPLES ALONE ARE INSUFFICIENT1 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS REMAIN AN IMPORTANT TOOL TO EFFECT APPROPRIATE MODIFICATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO ENSURE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE EQUITABLY ENGAGED AND INCLUDED4 ,AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY1 BOTH APPROACHES ARE MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN PROACTIVELY SUPPORTED BY INTENTIONAL BUDGETING4 ^7,APPROACHING ,OUR ,WORK #EG ,ACROSS THE ,LIFE ,COURSE3^' B#BC ,PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES EXIST AT ALL AGES1 AS DISABILITY CAN BE ACQUIRED AT ANY AGE AND STAGE OF LIFE4 ,THE DISABILITY EXPERIENCE CAN AFFECT INDIVIDUALS' NEEDS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE COURSE4 ,ALTHOUGH PROGRAMS OR INTERVENTIONS MAY NECESSARILY BE TARGETED TO SPECIFIC AGES OR STAGES WITHIN THE LIFE COURSE "1 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ,,USAID'S PROGRAMMING AS A WHOLE FOSTER ACCESSIBLE1 EQUITABLE1 SAFE1 AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE1 INCLUDING THEIR TRANSITIONS BETWEEN LIFE COURSE STAGES4 ,ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES AND OLDER PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE ,AGENCY CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE PROTECTIVE1 NURTURING1 AND LOVING FAMILY CARE AS WELL AS HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT SERVICES4 ,SUCH APPROACHES ARE CRITICAL TO SUPPORTING THE FULL C#BC INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OF ALL AGES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY AND THE TRANSITION FROM RELYING ON RESIDENTIAL CARE SETTINGS TO SUPPORTING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES LIVING INDEPENDENTLY AND BEING INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY4 ,AT THE SAME TIME1 ,,USAID PROGRAMMING SHOULD AVOID APPROACHES THAT WOULD STRENGTHEN OR PERPETUATE INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER RESIDENTIAL CARE SETTINGS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE SEGREGATION FROM SOCIETY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OF ALL AGES49#BH ^1,SYSTEMS ^1,STRENGTHENING3 ,ACHIEVING AND SUSTAINING ANY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME DEPENDS ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MULTIPLE AND INTERCONNECTED ACTORS4 ,FOCUSING ON THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE,-THE ACTORS1 THEIR INTERRELATIONSHIPS1 AND THE INCENTIVES THAT GUIDE THEM,-WILL TYPICALLY DRIVE A MORE POSITIVE IMPACT DURING THE LONG TERM THAN MORE LIMITED APPROACHES4 #EI ,INTERVENTIONS AND PROGRAMMING D#BC THAT ENCOMPASS WHOLE-OF-SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT1 LOCALLY DRIVEN SOLUTIONS1 AND SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE ARE BEST POSITIONED TO STRENGTHEN SOCIETAL SYSTEMS WITH WHICH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES INTERACT2 COMBAT DISCRIMINATION AND ABLEIST NORMS THAT MAY MANIFEST IN THOSE SYSTEMS2 AND ENSURE SUCH SYSTEMS ARE RESPONSIVE TO AND SUPPORTIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FULLY ENJOYING THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS WITH OTHERS4 ,A -------------------------------------#BD SYSTEMS-STRENGTHENING APPROACH ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE ITS IMPACT AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH THE LONG TERM4 ,EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS-STRENGTHENING WORK RELIES ON ROBUST ENGAGEMENT WITH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 RAISING THE IMPORTANCE OF ,,USAID INTERVENTIONS AND PROGRAMMING THAT SUPPORT AND EMPOWER ,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S AND NETWORKS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR ALLIES4 A#BD ^7,INCLUSIVE ,ACQUISITION AND ,ASSISTANCE3^' ,,USAID ACQUISITION AND ASSISTANCE "<,A@&,A"> PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES AFFORD MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENSURE THAT ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMING ACHIEVE INCLUSION OF1 AND RESPONSIVENESS TO THE NEEDS OF1 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,IN ADDITION TO EXPLICIT REFERENCES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN ALL SOLICITATION PHASES FOR ALL ACTIVITIES1 ENCOURAGING PROACTIVE BUDGETING FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS PROMOTES THE EFFICACY OF DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING IN TARGETED AND MAINSTREAM PROGRAMMING CONTEXTS4 ,CONSISTENT WITH ,,USAID'S ,NEW ,PARTNERSHIPS ,INITIATIVE1 @. AND WHILE MAINTAINING APPROPRIATE SAFEGUARDS ON TAXPAYER RESOURCES1 ,A@&,A PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES SHOULD BE REVIEWED AND1 WHERE FEASIBLE1 ADAPTED TO LOWER BARRIERS TO ,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S AS #FA IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS OF B#BD ,AGENCY PROGRAMMING4 ,AT THE SAME TIME1 ASSISTANCE STANDARD PROVISION PACKAGES IN ,,ADS #CJCMAA "<,STANDARD ,PROVISIONS FOR ,U4,S4 ,NONGOVERNMENTAL ,ORGANIZATIONS">1 @. ,,ADS #CJCMAB "<,STANDARD ,PROVISIONS FOR ,NON-,U4,S4 ,NONGOVERNMENTAL ,ORGANIZATIONS">1 @. AND ,,ADS #CJCMAT "<,STANDARD ,PROVISIONS FOR ,FIXED ,AMOUNT ,AWARDS TO ,NONGOVERNMENTAL ,ORGANIZATIONS"> @. CONTAIN MANDATORY REFERENCES TO THE ,,USAID ,DISABILITY ,POLICY AND NONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST BENEFICIARIES PROVISIONS THAT ARE A REQUIREMENT IN SUCH AWARDS4 ,,ADS ,CHAPTER #EEA ,SECTION #EJH AND ,ACCESSIBILITY @. OFFERS GUIDANCE ON THE BUILDING C#BD OF ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY "<,,ICT">1 INCLUDING ,,ICT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DEVELOPED1 PROCURED1 MAINTAINED1 OR USED BY ,,USAID2 AND ALL ,,USAID ELECTRONIC CONTENT INCLUDING1 BUT NOT LIMITED TO1 ELECTRONIC FILES1 VIDEOS1 ONLINE TRAINING MATERIALS1 EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ,AGENCY-FUNDED WEBSITES1 ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS1 ,AGENCY ,NOTICES1 BLOGS1 AND SOCIAL MEDIA4 ,IN THE CONTEXT OF ANY NEW OR RENOVATION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FUNDED BY ,,USAID1 THE USE OF THE ,,USAID ,POLICY ON ,STANDARDS FOR ,ACCESSIBILITY @. IS AN EXISTING REQUIREMENT IN ALL ,AGENCY ,A@&,A FOR CONSTRUCTION AND ALTERATION4 #FC 777777777777777777777777777777777 D#BD ,,,DISABILITY INCLUSION IN ACTION,' ,,USAID'S 8,ADVANCING ,NUTRITION0 ACTIVITY PROMOTED GREATER ATTENTION TO NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES4 ,CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE FEEDING DIFFICULTIES1 WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO HIGHER RATES OF MALNUTRITION AND EARLY MORTALITY AMONG CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES1 AND DAILY STRESS AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES4 ,ADVANCING ,NUTRITION HAS MADE RESOURCES MORE ACCESSIBLE TO BETTER SUPPORT COMMUNITIES1 WORKERS1 AND PROGRAMS TO RESPOND TO THESE CHILDREN'S NEEDS THROUGH THE ,FEEDING AND ,DISABILITY ,RESOURCE ,BANK4 @. ,THE ACTIVITY HAS ALSO INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH RESEARCH AND E#BD ADVOCACY @. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF AN ADVISORY GROUP OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THROUGH A GLOBAL CONVENING OF ACTORS FROM HEALTH1 NUTRITION1 AND DISABILITY TO ALIGN ON PRIORITIES MOVING FORWARD4 GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG -------------------------------------#BE ,LIVING ,OUR ,VALUES ^7,SUPPORTED AND ,REPRESENTATIVE ,STAFFING3^' ,CONSISTENT WITH ,,USAID'S COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING DIVERSITY1 EQUITY1 INCLUSION1 AND ACCESSIBILITY THROUGHOUT THE ,AGENCY1 EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS POLICY WILL BE STRENGTHENED BY PROMOTING A DIVERSE AND REPRESENTATIVE WORKFORCE AT ALL LEVELS ACROSS ,,USAID AND IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS1 AS APPROPRIATE1 THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,THIS NECESSITATES A COMMITMENT TO #FE HIRING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES A#BE IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE LEGAL PROTECTIONS AND HIRING TARGETS WHILE LEVERAGING RELEVANT STAFFING AUTHORITIES1 INCLUDING ,SCHEDULE ,A HIRING4 ,IT ALSO REQUIRES FOSTERING A WORKPLACE CULTURE WHERE COLLEAGUES WITH DISABILITIES ARE WELCOMED1 RESPECTED1 AND SUPPORTED " IN THEIR PERFORMANCE1 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT1 AND ADVANCEMENT ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS WITH OTHERS4 ,SUPPORTED STAFFING ALSO NECESSITATES PROMOTING THE KNOWLEDGE1 CAPACITY1 AND CONFIDENCE OF ,,USAID STAFF1 AND WHERE APPROPRIATE IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS1 TO PURSUE DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING4 ,THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH PROVISION OF TRAINING AND TECHNICAL GUIDANCE AND FACILITATING DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS4 ,,USAID ,MISSIONS AND ,OPERATING ,UNITS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DESIGNATE ONE B#BE 8,DISABILITY ,FOCAL ,POINT0 TO DRIVE CHAMPIONING AND OWNERSHIP OF DISABILITY INCLUSION ACROSS THE ,MISSION OR ,OPERATING ,UNIT AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT4 ,DISABILITY ,FOCAL ,POINT" SHOULD HAVE1 AT A MINIMUM1 COMPLETED 8,DISABILITY #AJA0 AND 8,DISABILITY #AJB0 TRAINING AND TRAINING ON INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT4 ^7,LEADING ,THROUGH ,DEVELOPMENT ,DIPLOMACY,-,ADVANCING ,PROGRESS ,BEYOND ,PROGRAMS3^' ,THE CONVENING POWER OF ,,USAID OFFERS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING TOGETHER A WIDE VARIETY OF RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND FOSTER COMMITMENT TO DISABILITY- INCLUSIVE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES4 ,SUCH STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDE ,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S1 WIDER CIVIL-SOCIETY GROUPS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND NETWORKS1 THE PRIVATE SECTOR1 OTHER BILATERAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES1 PHILANTHROPIES1 MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS1 REGIONAL #FG ORGANIZATIONS1 INTERNATIONAL C#BE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS1 HOST-COUNTRY GOVERNMENTS1 AND THE WIDER ,U4,S4 INTERAGENCY4 ,PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY1 THE ,AGENCY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY IN ITS CONVENINGS TO ENSURE THAT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE FULLY AND ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS WITH OTHERS4 ,ESPECIALLY IN CONTEXTS WHERE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE MARGINALIZED IN SOCIETY DUE TO STIGMA ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY1 ,,USAID CAN EXERCISE ITS CONVENING POWER AND INFLUENCE TO DEMONSTRATE THE VALUE OF INCLUSION1 PUSH BACK AGAINST ABLEIST NORMS1 AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME4 ^7,COMMITMENT TO ,CONTINUED ,IMPROVEMENT3^' ,AS REFLECTED IN ,,USAID'S SYSTEMATIC AND INTENTIONAL USE OF 8COLLABORATING1 LEARNING1 AND ADAPTING0 PRACTICES1 THE ,AGENCY IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS WORK ACROSS THE PROGRAM CYCLE4 ,IN THE CONTEXT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS POLICY1 IT D#BE REFLECTS ,,USAID'S COMMITMENT TO CONTINUING TO IMPROVE THROUGH REGULAR EVALUATION1 SOLICITATION OF STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK1 AND PERIODIC REVIEW AND UPDATING OF BOTH POLICY AND PRACTICE4 ,IT ALSO MEANS RECOGNIZING AND RESPONDING TO SITUATIONS WHERE OUR SYSTEMS AND APPROACHES MAY UNINTENTIONALLY HINDER THE ABILITY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTNER WITH US EFFECTIVELY4 -------------------------------------#BF ,DISPARATE OUTCOMES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED INEVITABLE4 ,INTENTIONAL AND MEANINGFUL INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS ALL AREAS OF ,,USAID'S WORK IS ESSENTIAL SO COUNTRIES CAN MEET THEIR DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL4 #FI ,,CONCLUSION #BG ,,USAID HAS A LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO NONDISCRIMINATION AND INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN SOCIETY ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS WITH OTHERS4 ,FOLLOWING TWO AND A HALF DECADES OF LEARNING1 THROUGH THIS #BJBD 8,NOTHING ,WITHOUT ,US3 ,,USAID ,DISABILITY ,POLICY10 ,,USAID SEEKS TO POSITION ITSELF TO PARTNER WITH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF ITS WORK IN MEETING THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY4 ,THROUGH A PRINCIPLED AND RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH1 GROUNDED IN THE ,SOCIAL ,MODEL OF DISABILITY AND KEY LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORKS AND INFORMED BY SECTOR- SPECIFIC TECHNICAL GUIDANCE1 ,,USAID WILL WORK TOWARD BUILDING PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS SOCIETIES IN WHICH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ENJOY THE RIGHTS1 AGENCY1 ACCESS1 INFLUENCE1 AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PURSUE THEIR LIFE GOALS AND EQUITABLY CONTRIBUTE TO AND A#BG BENEFIT FROM THE ,AGENCY'S DEVELOPMENT1 HUMANITARIAN1 AND PEACEBUILDING ASSISTANCE INTERVENTIONS THAT ENGAGE PEOPLE ACROSS SOCIETIES1 COMMUNITIES1 AND COUNTRIES4 ,IN DOING SO1 ,,USAID WILL LEVERAGE KEY APPROACHES TO OPERATIONALIZING DISABILITY INCLUSION THAT DRAW ON THE COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCES AND LEARNING OF ,AGENCY STAFF1 IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS1 BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AGENCIES1 ,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S1 AND,-MOST IMPORTANTLY,-PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 -------------------------------------#BH ,,,ANNEX I4 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN USAID PROGRAMS,' ,DISABILITY SECTOR SNAPSHOTS AND PROMISING APPROACHES TO DISABILITY- INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING ACROSS ,,USAID PORTFOLIOS ,ALL OF ,,USAID'S PROGRAMMING #GA AND INTERVENTIONS ARE RELEVANT TO A#BH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,INTENTIONAL AND MEANINGFUL INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS ALL AREAS OF THE ,AGENCY'S WORK IS KEY TO COUNTRIES MEETING THEIR DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND POTENTIAL FOR THE BENEFIT OF .1EVERYONE4 ,ACROSS THE BROAD SCOPE OF ,,USAID'S WORK1 INTENTIONAL INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IS NECESSARY FOR HIGH- QUALITY PROGRAMMING THAT ADVANCES EQUITY AND BENEFITS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,CONVERSELY1 FAILURE TO INCLUDE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN OUR PROGRAMMING MAY LIMIT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS WHO WILL NOT HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THEIR PARTICIPATION4 ,FAILURE TO INCLUDE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MAY ALSO VIOLATE THE PRINCIPLE OF DO NO " HARM BY DEPRIVING INDIVIDUALS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT OR REINFORCING SOCIETAL BARRIERS THAT ADVERSELY AFFECT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES LONG AFTER PROGRAMMING HAS CEASED4 ^7,THE FOLLOWING SNAPSHOTS ARE B#BH NOT INTENDED TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR MORE DETAILED1 SECTOR-SPECIFIC TECHNICAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS4^' ,HOWEVER1 THEY PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE SITUATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES,- AS WELL AS NON-EXHAUSTIVE EXAMPLES OF PROMISING APPROACHES FOR DISABILITY- INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING,-ACROSS THE FOLLOWING RANGE OF SECTORS OF ,,USAID'S WORK3 .@> ,AGRICULTURE AND ,FOOD ,SECURITY .@> ,CLIMATE .@> ,DEMOCRACY1 ,HUMAN ,RIGHTS1 AND ,GOVERNANCE .@> ,DIGITAL ,ACCESS AND ,TECHNOLOGY .@> ,ECONOMIC ,GROWTH AND ,TRADE .@> ,EDUCATION .@> ,ENVIRONMENT1 ,ENERGY1 AND ,INFRASTRUCTURE .@> ,GENDER ,EQUALITY AND ,WOMEN'S ,EMPOWERMENT .@> ,GLOBAL ,HEALTH .@> ,HUMANITARIAN ,ASSISTANCE #GC .@> ,NUTRITION C#BH .@> ,PEACE AND ,SECURITY .@> ,WATER ,SECURITY1 ,SANITATION1 AND ,HYGIENE ,REGARDLESS OF SECTOR1 THE FOLLOWING APPROACHES SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN SO ,,USAID PROGRAMMING IS MAXIMALLY INCLUSIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 _4 ,MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE WITH DISABLED PERSONS' ORGANIZATIONS_/ORGANIZATIONS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES "<,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S"> EARLY1 OFTEN1 AND THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT LIFE CYCLE,- CONSISTENT WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF 8NOTHING WITHOUT US0,-TO ENSURE PROJECT DESIGN1 IMPLEMENTATION1 AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION ARE UNDERTAKEN WITH AND NOT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 -------------------------------------#BI _4 ,UPHOLD THE INTERRELATED AND INTERDEPENDENT APPLICATION OF 8NOTHING WITHOUT US0 AND THE OTHER OPERATING PRINCIPLES OF THIS POLICY3 ACCESSIBILITY1 ACCOUNTABILITY1 ANTI- ABLEISM1 DO NO " HARM1 A#BI GENDER EQUALITY1 AND NONDISCRIMINATION4 _4 ,WHEN COLLECTING DATA AND PERFORMING RESEARCH TO INFORM PROGRAMMING1 TAKE AN APPROACH THAT CONSIDERS THE COMPLEX1 CUMULATIVE WAYS IN WHICH THE EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION COMBINE1 OVERLAP1 OR INTERSECT4 _4 ,DEVELOP PROJECT BUDGETS TO PROACTIVELY AND TRANSPARENTLY PLAN AND ACCOUNT FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO FACILITATE THE EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 _4 ,DISAGGREGATE PROJECT DATA BY DISABILITY STATUS AT A MINIMUM1 AND DISABILITY TYPE WHERE FEASIBLE1 TO DETERMINE WHETHER PROJECT PARTICIPANTS ARE INCLUSIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 _4 ,SUPPORT STRENGTHENING OF ,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S AND WORK WITH LOCAL ,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S TO ADAPT POLICIES AND PROGRAM PRACTICES TO FOSTER #GE LOCALLY SUSTAINED CHANGE THAT B#BI GENERATES POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,AGRICULTURE AND ,FOOD ,SECURITY ,SMALLHOLDER FARMERS' PRODUCE ACCOUNTS FOR #GJ PERCENT OF THE WORLD POPULATION'S FOOD SOURCE49#BI ,IN SOME CONTEXTS1 A MAJORITY OF HOUSEHOLDS IN A REGION MAY BE INVOLVED IN AGRICULTURE AND RELIANT ON AGRICULTURE FOR THEIR LIVELIHOODS49#CJ ,HOWEVER1 POOR ACCESS TO SERVICES1 MARKETS1 AND ASSETS MARGINALIZES SMALLHOLDER FARMERS AND SMALL- TO MEDIUM-ENTERPRISE "<,,SME"> OPERATORS WITH DISABILITIES1 RESULTING IN THEIR INEQUITABLE PARTICIPATION IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR49#CA ,BARRIERS TO EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION BY FARMERS AND ,,SME OPERATORS WITH DISABILITIES CAN INCLUDE PHYSICAL BARRIERS1 SUCH AS A LACK OF ACCESS TO ADAPTED AGRICULTURAL TOOLS AND MACHINERY1 AND ATTITUDINAL BARRIERS1 WHICH MAY CAUSE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO FAIL TO EXTEND CREDIT OR CROP BUYERS TO MISTAKENLY BELIEVE C#BI THE PRODUCE OF FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES IS OF LOWER QUALITY49#CB ,PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ALSO MORE LIKELY THAN NON-DISABLED PERSONS TO EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY4 ,EVEN OUTSIDE LOW-AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES "<,,LMIC,'S">1 DATA INDICATE THE AVERAGE PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES UNABLE TO AFFORD A MEAL WITH PROTEIN EVERY OTHER DAY IS ALMOST DOUBLE THAT OF NON-DISABLED PERSONS49#CC ,THE GENDER GAP IN TERMS OF ACCESS TO MEALS WITH PROTEIN IS ALSO GREATER AMONG PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 WITH A LARGER NUMBER OF WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES EXPERIENCING THIS SITUATION COMPARED TO MALE PEERS4 ,IN ,,LMIC,'S1 DATA INDICATE THAT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR HOUSEHOLDS ARE MORE LIKELY TO NOT HAVE FOOD TO EAT COMPARED TO NON-DISABLED PERSONS AND THEIR HOUSEHOLDS49#CD ,PROMISING ,APPROACHES _4 ,PROMOTE LEADERSHIP OF #GG PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN D#BI DECISION-MAKING1 GOVERNANCE1 RESEARCH1 AND FOOD-SYSTEMS ORGANIZATIONS AT ALL LEVELS AS WELL AS IN MANAGING AND GOVERNING LAND1 FRESHWATER1 MARINE1 AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES4 _4 ,ADDRESS DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION IN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES1 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS1 AND AGRICULTURAL FINANCING SCHEMES SO FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES MAY BENEFIT FROM THEIR SUPPORT ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS WITH OTHERS4 _4 ,PROMOTE ACCESS OF FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES TO AFFORDABLE1 ADAPTED AGRICULTURAL TOOLS AND MACHINERY AND DIGITAL AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES4 -------------------------------------#CJ ,CLIMATE ,OF THE WORLD'S #A BILLION PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 #HJ PERCENT LIVE IN ,,LMIC,'S19#CE COUNTRIES THAT ARE OFTEN MORE EXPOSED TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS49#CF ,PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FACE MULTIDIMENSIONAL INEQUALITIES1 INCLUDING HIGHER RATES OF A#CJ POVERTY1 ABLEIST NORMS1 INACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENTS1 DISCRIMINATION1 AND OTHER FORMS OF EXCLUSION49#CG ,THIS CONTRIBUTES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BEING AT ESPECIALLY HIGH RISK OF INJURY AND MORTALITY DURING CLIMATE-RELATED EXTREMES1 INCLUDING NATURAL DISASTERS AND EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS49#CH ,PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MAY BE UNABLE TO EVACUATE IN THE FACE OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS OR FULLY USE MIGRATION AS A CLIMATE CHANGE-ADAPTIVE RESPONSE DUE TO INACCESSIBILITY OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT1 TRANSPORTATION1 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION1 AND EMERGENCY SHELTER FACILITIES AS WELL AS POOR ACCESS TO FINANCIAL AND OTHER RESOURCES1 LEADING TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY1 SECONDARY DISABILITIES1 OR MORTALITY49#CI ,PROMISING ,APPROACHES _4 ,BOLSTER THE RESILIENCE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE1 INCLUDING BY #GI PROMOTING DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE B#CJ APPROACHES TO URBAN PLANNING1 DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSE1 DEVELOPMENT OF ACCESSIBLE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS1 AND INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FINANCIAL PROTECTION STRATEGIES AND INSTRUMENTS4 _4 ,PROMOTE A 8JUST TRANSITION0 TO A GREEN ECONOMY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS WITH OTHERS19#DJ INCLUDING FACILITATING THE PARTICIPATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN CURRENT AND EMERGING 8GREEN JOBS0 THAT SEEK TO DE-CARBONIZE THE ECONOMY1 BRING DOWN EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASSES1 PROMOTE FUEL EFFICIENCY OR THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES1 OR OTHERWISE CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION4 _4 ,SUPPORT THE CONTRIBUTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE1 INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION1 BY FOSTERING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AMONG ,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S1 ENVIRONMENTAL C#CJ GROUPS1 GOVERNMENTS1 AND HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES2 MEANINGFULLY INCLUDING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE AND MITIGATION POLICIES1 STRATEGIES1 AND ACTIVITIES AT REGIONAL1 NATIONAL1 AND SUBNATIONAL LEVELS2 AND ADVOCATING FOR CLIMATE ACTION BY GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER ACTORS THAT IS INFORMED BY1 AND RESPONSIVE TO1 THE UNIQUE IDEAS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,DEMOCRACY1 ,HUMAN ,RIGHTS1 AND ,GOVERNANCE ,DESPITE WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF THE ,CONVENTION ON THE ,RIGHTS OF ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES "<,,CRPD">1 DISCRIMINATORY LAWS AND POLICIES STILL EXIST IN MANY COUNTRIES1 INCLUDING LAWS THAT LIMIT THE RIGHT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO MARRY1 EXERCISE LEGAL CAPACITY1 AND PARTICIPATE IN POLITICAL AND PUBLIC LIFE4 ,ONLY #CF PERCENT OF COUNTRIES HOLD NO LEGAL #HA RESTRICTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH D#CJ DISABILITIES TO MARRY2 ONLY #AC PERCENT HAVE NO LIMITATIONS TO VOTE2 AND ONLY #I PERCENT HAVE NO RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BEING ELECTED TO PUBLIC OFFICE49#DA ,IN MANY COUNTRIES1 PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL OR PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITIES EXPERIENCE DENIAL OF THEIR RIGHT TO EXERCISE LEGAL CAPACITY THROUGH GUARDIANSHIP1 CONSERVATORSHIP1 AND LEGISLATION DEPRIVING THEM OF THE ABILITY TO HAVE AGENCY AND CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES49#DB ,THE EVIDENCE FROM FIVE ,,LMIC,'S SUGGESTS THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE IN FIVE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HAS BEEN BEATEN OR VERBALLY ABUSED DUE TO THEIR DISABILITY49#DC ,HOWEVER1 ACCESS TO JUSTICE IS ALSO LIMITED IN MANY CONTEXTS1 WITH MORE THAN #CJ PERCENT OF COURTS AND POLICE STATIONS NOT ACCESSIBLE IN SOME COUNTRIES AND MORE THAN #IJ PERCENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN NEED OF LEGAL ADVICE UNABLE TO RECEIVE IT49#DD ,IN SOME COUNTRIES1 MORE THAN ONE IN TEN E#CJ PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES EXPERIENCE DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC SERVICES2 GLOBALLY1 ONLY TWO-THIRDS OF COUNTRIES HAVE ACCESS TO ONLINE GOVERNMENT SERVICES DESIGNED FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES49#DE -------------------------------------#CA ,PROMISING ,APPROACHES _4 ,ADDRESS BARRIERS TO THE FULL1 MEANINGFUL1 AND EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN ALL AREAS OF POLITICAL AND PUBLIC LIFE1 INCLUDING SUPPORTING THEIR REPRESENTATION1 LEADERSHIP1 AND AGENCY IN POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS1 LEGISLATURES1 AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES4 _4 ,SUPPORT THE POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND ,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S1 INCLUDING THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN ACCESSIBLE ELECTIONS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT1 ACCESS TO INFORMATION NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THESE PROCESSES AND MAKE INFORMED #HC POLITICAL DECISIONS1 ACCESS TO A#CA CIVIC EDUCATION INCLUSIVE OF DISABILITY RIGHTS1 AND REMOVAL OF LEGAL LIMITATIONS ON PARTICIPATION BASED ON DISABILITY4 _4 ,ADDRESS ABLEIST NORMS1 POLICIES1 AND INACCESSIBILITY THAT DEPRIVES PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OF EQUITABLE ACCESS TO JUSTICE VIA THE POLICE AND COURT SYSTEMS4 ,DIGITAL ,ACCESS AND ,TECHNOLOGY ,DESPITE THE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACTS OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ON PEOPLE'S ACCESS TO INFORMATION1 COMMUNICATION1 GOODS1 AND SERVICES1 AND THE ESSENTIAL ROLE MOBILE DEVICES AND SERVICES PLAY IN PEOPLE'S LIVES1 MANY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES REMAIN 8UNCONNECTED AND DIGITALLY EXCLUDED409#DF ,MANY WEBSITES1 INCLUDING GOVERNMENT PORTALS1 FAIL TO COMPLY WITH ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS " THAT WOULD FACILITATE ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF DISABILITIES49#DG ,AFFORDABILITY OF TECHNOLOGY ALSO REMAINS A BARRIER1 WITH SOME DATA B#CA INDICATING THAT IN ,,LMIC,'S1 8PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE HALF AS LIKELY TO AFFORD ,INTERNET COSTS AND LESS LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD RADIO1 ,,TV1 AND A MOBILE PHONE409#DH ,ALTHOUGH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE "<,,AI"> HOLD THE POTENTIAL TO BENEFIT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 THE ENCODING OF ABLEIST NORMS AND ASSUMPTIONS IN SOME ,,AI APPLICATIONS HAS RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT ,,AI DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES49#DI ,ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY "<,,AT">,- INCLUDING WHEELCHAIRS1 HEARING AIDS1 PROSTHESES1 EYEGLASSES1 AND DIGITAL SERVICES,-PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN THE LIVES OF MANY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,BY SUPPORTING ACCESS1 INCLUDING TO EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT1 IT IS ESTIMATED THAT PROVIDING ,,AT HAS A #I3#A RETURN ON INVESTMENT49#EJ ,FACILITATING ACCESS TO ,,AT FOR A CHILD IN AN ,,LMIC HAS THE POTENTIAL TO #HE MAKE A DIFFERENCE OF @S#AJJ1JJJ C#CA IN LIFETIME INCOME1 IN ADDITION TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL BENEFITS49#EA ,HOWEVER1 IT IS ESTIMATED THAT IN ,,LMIC,'S1 ONLY #AJ PERCENT OF PERSONS HAVE ACCESS TO THE ,,AT THEY NEED49#EB ,PROMISING ,APPROACHES _4 ,CLOSE THE DIGITAL GAP FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BY PROMOTING COMPLIANCE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WITH ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS AND PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN "<,,UD">1 AFFORDABILITY OF DIGITAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND TRAINING TO PROVIDE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES THE SKILLS TO FULLY LEVERAGE THE POTENTIAL OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS DIFFERENT AREAS OF LIFE4 _4 ,ADDRESS DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION IN DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS BY AVOIDING THE ENCODING OF ABLEIST NORMS AND ASSUMPTIONS IN ,,AI-DRIVEN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES " AND SUPPORTING LAWS AND REGULATIONS TO HOLD TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS AND INDIVIDUAL PERPETRATORS ACCOUNTABLE FOR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES "49#EC _4 ,PROMOTE LIFETIME ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE AND AFFORDABLE ,,AT THROUGH USER-CENTRIC INNOVATION2 CONSISTENT PRODUCT AND SERVICE DELIVERY STANDARDS2 INCLUSION OF ,,AT IN INSURANCE AND NATIONAL HEALTH SCHEMES2 TRAINING OF PERSONNEL2 COORDINATION BY STAKEHOLDERS AT ALL PHASES OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN2 AND REMOVAL OF IMPORT TARIFFS THAT CAN DECREASE AFFORDABILITY4 -------------------------------------#CB ,ECONOMIC ,GROWTH AND ,TRADE ,IN #BB COUNTRIES1 NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONS EXPLICITLY GUARANTEE #HG THE RIGHT TO WORK FOR PERSONS A#CB WITH DISABILITIES49#ED ,MORE THAN #FJ PERCENT OF COUNTRIES INCLUDE PROVISIONS IN THEIR LABOR LAWS PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT AND GUARANTEEING EQUAL PAY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES49#EE ,HOWEVER1 THE EMPLOYMENT-TO-POPULATION RATIO OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AGED #AE AND OLDER IS ALMOST HALF THAT OF NON- DISABLED PERSONS49#EF ,ONLY ONE IN THREE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IS EMPLOYED1 ON AVERAGE1 AND THEY ARE TWO TIMES LESS LIKELY TO BE EMPLOYED THAN NON-DISABLED PERSONS49#EG ,PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE EMPLOYED TEND TO EARN LOWER WAGES THAN THEIR NON-DISABLED COUNTERPARTS49#EH ,LACK OF ACCESSIBLE WORKPLACES AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS1 DISCRIMINATION IN HIRING1 AND DENIAL OF ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ALL POSE OBSTACLES TO THE EQUITABLE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,AT LEAST #AFH COUNTRIES HAVE DISABILITY SCHEMES THAT PROVIDE B#CB PERIODIC CASH BENEFITS TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 WHILE LUMP-SUM BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED IN #AA COUNTRIES49#EI ,HOWEVER1 MANY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES REMAIN UNABLE TO ACCESS SOCIAL PROTECTION1 AND IN SOME COUNTRIES1 MORE THAN #HJ PERCENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CANNOT ACCESS NEEDED WELFARE SERVICES49#FJ ,IN HALF OF THE COUNTRIES WITH PERIODIC BENEFITS1 CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM BENEFITS AS THEY HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUFFICIENTLY CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL INSURANCE49#FA ,PROMISING ,APPROACHES _4 ,PROMOTE ACCESS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO SKILLS AND TRAINING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ECONOMY AND ENGAGE IN DECENT WORK IN MAINSTREAM WORK ENVIRONMENTS THAT DO NOT SEGREGATE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 DO NOT REINFORCE STEREOTYPES OF #HI 8SUITABLE0 JOBS FOR PERSONS WITH C#CB DISABILITIES1 AND ENSURE WAGE PARITY WITH NON-DISABLED WORKERS4 _4 ,PROMOTE ADOPTION AND EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION LAWS IN EMPLOYMENT AND WORK WITH EMPLOYERS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR OBLIGATIONS1 INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO PROVISION OF WORKPLACE ADJUSTMENTS AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS4 _4 ,ADDRESS SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ADDED COSTS MANY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FACE DUE TO SOCIETAL INEQUITIES AND BARRIERS AND ENSURE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEED NOT FEAR LOSS OF ACCESS TO SOCIAL PROTECTION OR OTHER SUPPORTS AS A CONSEQUENCE OF PARTICIPATION IN THE LABOR MARKET4 ,EDUCATION ,GLOBALLY1 SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES FACE EXTREME BARRIERS THAT LIMIT THEIR ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY1 EQUITABLE1 AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION4 ,FOR THE NEARLY #BDJ D#CB MILLION CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS THE WORLD,-OR ONE IN TEN CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGED #J TO #AG YEARS,-THEY ARE ON AVERAGE MORE LIKELY THAN LEARNERS WITHOUT DISABILITIES TO BE OUT OF SCHOOL AND LESS LIKELY TO COMPLETE PRIMARY1 SECONDARY1 OR HIGHER EDUCATION2 POSSESS BASIC LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILLS2 AND RECEIVE SCHOOL- RELATED SUPPORT49#FB ,THESE DISPARITIES CAN BE EXACERBATED BY A LACK OF SYSTEMS TO SCREEN1 IDENTIFY1 AND LINK LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES TO APPROPRIATE SUPPORTS4 ,ONLY #AF OUT OF #AIE COUNTRIES MENTION INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN THEIR GENERAL EDUCATION LAWS1 EFFECTIVELY REMOVING MARGINALIZED CHILDREN AND YOUTH1 INCLUDING THOSE WITH DISABILITIES1 FROM POLICYMAKING AND PROGRAMMING DECISIONS AFFECTING THEIR LIVES49#FC ,YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES ARE FAR LESS LIKELY TO BE EMPLOYED THAN NON- DISABLED YOUTH2 AND AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE #IA EMPLOYED1 YOUTH1 WOMEN1 AND E#CB INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL AND COGNITIVE DISABILITIES RECEIVE LOWER WAGES49#FD ,THESE DATA REFLECT THAT SOCIETAL STIGMA AND ATTITUDES,-INCLUDING LOW EXPECTATIONS OF THE CAPACITY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO LEARN OR CONTRIBUTE ECONOMICALLY,-REMAIN MAJOR BARRIERS TO ACCESSING EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 -------------------------------------#CC ,WITH ACCESSIBLE AND APPROPRIATE RESOURCES1 CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES CAN PROSPER ACADEMICALLY1 GAIN MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT1 AND EXERCISE SELF-DETERMINATION4 ,PRINCIPLES OF ,,UD,-WHICH CONSIDER THE DESIGN OF POLICIES1 ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES1 TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS AND EMPLOYERS1 AVAILABILITY OF SUPPORT SERVICES1 AND OVERALL ACCESSIBILITY OF MATERIALS1 INFRASTRUCTURE1 TRANSPORTATION1 AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES,-CAN IMPROVE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES1 INCLUDING PERSONS A#CC WITHOUT DISABILITIES1 AND INFORM A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,PROMISING ,APPROACHES _4 ,SUPPORT PARTNER-COUNTRY GOVERNMENTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT EDUCATION SECTOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND PLANS THAT FURTHER INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 AS ARTICULATED IN ,,CRPD ,ARTICLES #BD AND #BG1 AND ALIGN WITH THE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS4 _4 ,BUILD CAPACITY TO DELIVER DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AMONG EDUCATORS BY EMBEDDING DISABILITY- INCLUSIVE EDUCATION PEDAGOGY,-INCLUDING PRINCIPLES OF ,,UD FOR LEARNING ",-THROUGHOUT #IC PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE B#CC TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS4 ,SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF POST-SECONDARY DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION TO BUILD HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY4 ,REMOVE ACCESS BARRIERS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND PRIORITIZE RECRUITMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AS STAFF AND STUDENTS IN TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS4 _4 ,DEVELOP INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS FOR ALL LEARNERS1 NOT JUST LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES1 THAT ALIGN WITH PRINCIPLES OF ,,UD FOR LEARNING4 ,DESIGN AND ADMINISTER INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE LEARNING ASSESSMENTS THAT ALIGN WITH PRINCIPLES OF ,,UD FOR ASSESSMENT1 INCLUDING MATERIALS FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING EFFORTS4 ,ENVIRONMENT1 ,ENERGY1 AND ,INFRASTRUCTURE ,PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE HARMED BY ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION1 AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS ARE RISKS C#CC FOR DISABILITY4 ,FOR EXAMPLE1 OVERFISHING AND CLIMATE CHANGE HAVE BEEN TIED TO THE ACQUISITION OF NEUROLOGIC INJURIES AND PARALYSIS BY ,INDIGENOUS ,MISKITO DIVERS IN ,HONDURAS1 WHO RISK DECOMPRESSION SYNDROME BY DIVING TO INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS DEPTHS49#FE ,WHEN COMMUNITIES MIGRATE TO ESCAPE ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES1 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER MARGINALIZED GROUPS ARE OFTEN LEFT BEHIND TO COPE WITH DROUGHT1 FLOODING1 OR OTHER HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS49#FF ,YET PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE OFTEN EXCLUDED FROM ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY MOVEMENTS AND NOT CONSULTED IN ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-MAKING1 LEADING TO POLICY AND INFRASTRUCTURE CHOICES THAT CREATE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES49#FG ,IN SOME COUNTRIES1 MORE THAN #CJ PERCENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FIND THAT TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SPACES ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE49#FH #IE ,IN #CG OUT OF #DD ,,LMIC,'S1 D#CC ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY IS LOWER FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES THAN HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT49#FI ,IN #AG COUNTRIES1 LESS THAN HALF OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY49#GJ ,TRADITIONAL FUELS1 SUCH AS BIOMASS AND COAL1 ARE STILL USED FOR COOKING IN MANY ,,LMIC,'S1 WITH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AT GREATER EXPOSURE TO HOUSEHOLD AIR POLLUTION DUE TO LONGER PERIODS AT HOME49#GA ,ACCESS TO CLEAN1 AFFORDABLE1 SAFE1 AND RELIABLE ENERGY IS CRUCIAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 INCLUDING THEIR ABILITIES TO POWER ASSISTIVE DEVICES1 DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS VENTILATORS1 LIGHTING1 HEATING AND COOLING1 COOKING1 AND REFRIGERATED FOOD STORAGE4 -------------------------------------#CD ,PROMISING ,APPROACHES _4 ,ADVANCE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF A#CD ENVIRONMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS WITH DISABILITIES2 PROMOTE COLLABORATION BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL1 INDIGENOUS1 AND DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMUNITIES2 AND FACILITATE THE MEANINGFUL INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICYMAKING1 CONSERVATION1 AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT4 _4 ,ENGAGE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN ENERGY SECTOR INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO CLEAN1 AFFORDABLE1 SAFE1 AND RELIABLE ENERGY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,ADVANCE DISABILITY- INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR THROUGH RECRUITMENT1 HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES1 TRAINING1 AND EDUCATION4 _4 ,FACILITATE THE MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN INFORMING AND INFLUENCING ACCESSIBLE AND DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN AND DECISION-MAKING1 #IG ENCOMPASSING ALL ASPECTS OF B#CD INFRASTRUCTURE1 SUCH AS COMMUNICATIONS1 TRANSPORTATION1 HOUSING1 AND BROADER URBAN PLANNING4 ,GENDER ,EQUALITY AND ,WOMEN'S ,EMPOWERMENT ,THE AVERAGE DISABILITY PREVALENCE RATE IN THE FEMALE POPULATION OF #AH YEARS AND OLDER IS #AI4B PERCENT "1 REPRESENTING ABOUT ONE IN FIVE WOMEN49#GB ,WOMEN1 GIRLS1 AND GENDER- DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES OF ALL AGES AND LIFE STAGES FACE A DOUBLE NEXUS OF INEQUALITY4 ,THIS1 IN TURN1 PLACES THEM IN DOUBLY VULNERABLE SITUATIONS WHERE THEY DO NOT RECEIVE ACCESS TO SERVICES1 FACE COMPOUNDING SAFETY AND SECURITY CHALLENGES1 AND ENJOY LESS AGENCY AND AUTONOMY4 ,WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES ARE UP TO TEN TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE SUBJECTED TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE "<,,GBV"> THAN THEIR NON-DISABLED PEERS9#GC AND EXPERIENCE ,,TFGBV C#CD AS AN EVOLVING FORM OF ,,GBV4 ,STERILIZATION OF WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT IS ALSO A WIDESPREAD FORM OF VIOLENCE AND VIOLATION OF REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS49#GD ,INACCESSIBLE JUSTICE SYSTEMS1 IN TURN1 HINDER THE ABILITY OF GIRLS AND WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES TO ACCESS JUSTICE AND SEEK OR OBTAIN REDRESS4 ,WOMEN AND GENDER-DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE OFTEN FURTHER DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BECAUSE THEY ARE EVEN MORE LIKELY TO BE ECONOMICALLY POOR49#GE ,,GBV AFFECTING WOMEN1 GIRLS1 AND GENDER-DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IS FURTHER NEGLECTED DUE TO RESEARCHERS TOO OFTEN FAILING TO CONSIDER DISABILITIES OR GENDER WITHIN THEIR DATA COLLECTION4 ,PROMISING ,APPROACHES _4 ,BUILD AWARENESS OF AND CAPACITY TO ADDRESS GENDER-BASED ISSUES WITHIN ,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S AND DISABILITY- #II SERVING ORGANIZATIONS4 ,ADVANCE D#CD AND SUPPORT WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES' AGENCY1 EQUITABLE LEADERSHIP1 REPRESENTATION1 AND MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION ACROSS ALL DEVELOPMENT1 HUMANITARIAN1 SOCIAL1 AND POLITICAL SECTORS OF SOCIETY4 _4 ,IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE DIFFERENTIAL GAPS1 BARRIERS1 NEEDS1 AND OPPORTUNITIES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS1 MEN AND BOYS1 AND GENDER-DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS BY CONDUCTING AND INTEGRATING THE FINDINGS FROM GENDER ANALYSES FOR DISABILITY-FOCUSED PROGRAMMING AND DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE GENDER ANALYSES FOR ALL ,,USAID PROGRAMMING1 STRATEGIES1 AND POLICIES4 _4 ,ADVANCE GENDER-SENSITIVE LEARNING BY DISAGGREGATING DISABILITY-FOCUSED DATA AND RESEARCH BY GENDER IDENTITY1 ACCOUNTING FOR GENDER-BASED DIFFERENTIALS1 AND INCORPORATING GENDER- BASED LEARNING QUESTIONS4 ,DISAGGREGATE BY DISABILITY STATUS AND1 AS FEASIBLE1 DISABILITY TYPE1 AGE1 GENDER IDENTITY1 SEXUAL ORIENTATION1 SEX E#CD CHARACTERISTICS1 AND OTHER RELEVANT DISAGGREGATES4 -------------------------------------#CE ,GLOBAL ,HEALTH ,ALTHOUGH LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR THOSE LIVING WITH DISABILITY HAS INCREASED BY #FI4D PERCENT BETWEEN #AIIJ AND #BJAI1 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES REMAIN BEHIND IN LIFE EXPECTANCY BY #AJ TO #BJ YEARS49<#GF1 #GG> ,MORTALITY RATES ARE #B4D TIMES HIGHER AMONG PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES THAN THEIR NON-DISABLED PEERS49#GH ,DURING THE ,,COVID-#AI PANDEMIC1 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WERE #B4H TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM ,,COVID-#AI49#GI ,PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ALSO THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE DENIED HEALTH CARE49#HJ ,ACCORDING TO THE ,WORLD ,HEALTH ,ORGANIZATION "<,,WHO">1 ,,LGBTQI"6 PERSONS ARE 8LESS LIKELY TO ACCESS HEALTH SERVICES AND ENGAGE WITH HEALTH CARE WORKERS DUE TO STIGMA AND #AJA DISCRIMINATION1 RESULTING IN A#CE ADVERSE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES409#HA ,SOCIETAL BARRIERS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CAN CREATE ADDITIONAL BARRIERS TO ACCESSING HIGH- QUALITY CARE4 ,FOR EXAMPLE1 RESEARCH INDICATES THAT TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE DEAF ARE LIKELY TO BE TREATED BY PRACTITIONERS WHO HAVE LITTLE TO NO UNDERSTANDING OF AT LEAST ONE ASPECT OF THEIR IDENTITIES49#HB ,ONLY #BA PERCENT OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ,,HIV PREVENTION AND TRANSMISSION1 COMPARED TO #BH PERCENT OF NON-DISABLED PERSONS49#HC ,AS A RESULT OF THE GAP IN COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE1 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE TWO TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN THEIR NON- DISABLED COUNTERPARTS TO HAVE ,,HIV_/,,AIDS49#HD ,SUCH DISPARATE HEALTH OUTCOMES ARE NOT THE CONSEQUENCE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES' UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS1 BUT RATHER ARE THE CONSEQUENCE OF UNFAIR AND B#CE AVOIDABLE SOCIETAL CONDITIONS THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES49#HE ,ADOPTING DISABILITY- INCLUSIVE APPROACHES TO HEALTH PREVENTION AND CARE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING DIVIDENDS TO INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES4 ,IT IS ESTIMATED THAT FOR EVERY @S#A SPENT ON DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CARE "1 THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT COULD BE @S#AJ49#HF ,FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES1 PROMOTING PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS THAT ARE EQUIPPED TO MONITOR CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT IS A KEY COMPONENT TO EARLY INTERVENTION AND PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE SUPPORT SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES4 ,PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CONTRIBUTES TO THEIR WIDER PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY1 IS CONSISTENT WITH STATE PARTIES' OBLIGATIONS UNDER #AJC ,ARTICLE #BE OF THE ,,CRPD1 AND C#CE IS CRITICAL TO ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE AND ,,UN ,SUSTAINABLE ,DEVELOPMENT ,GOAL #C "<8GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING0">4 ,PROMISING ,APPROACHES _4 ,PROMOTE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS THAT EFFECTIVELY SERVE ALL1 INCLUDING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OF ALL AGES1 BY ENSURING THAT SUCH SYSTEMS 8EXPECT1 ACCEPT1 AND CONNECT09#HG PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WITH HIGH-QUALITY AND INCLUSIVE HEALTH CARE4 ,ENSURE SUCH APPROACHES RESPECT AND RESPOND TO THE DIVERSE AND INTERSECTING IDENTITIES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 INCLUDING IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING HEALTH CARE ACCESS BARRIERS EXPERIENCED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 _4 ,SUPPORT EMPOWERMENT AND MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND ,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S IN HEALTH SECTOR INTERVENTIONS1 INCLUDING THE AREAS OF HEALTH SECTOR GOVERNANCE1 FINANCING1 PHYSICAL D#CE INFRASTRUCTURE1 HEALTH POLICY1 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR HEALTH1 DEVELOPMENT OF THE HEALTH AND CARE WORKFORCE1 AND SYSTEMS OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION4 _4 ,ADDRESS THE PROVISION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES19#HH ,,AT,'S19#HI AND PERSON-CENTERED AND RIGHTS-BASED MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES,-RECOGNIZING THESE SERVICES ARE BENEFICIAL TO ALL PERSONS1 NOT ONLY THOSE WITH DISABILITIES,-AS PART OF HIGH-QUALITY1 DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE HEALTH CARE4 -------------------------------------#CF ,HUMANITARIAN ,ASSISTANCE ,HUMANITARIAN CRISES,-WHETHER ARMED CONFLICT OR OTHER VIOLENCE1 ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL COLLAPSE1 OR DISASTERS CAUSED BY NATURAL HAZARDS,-DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,DURING CRISES1 THE MORTALITY RATE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MAY BE TWO TO FOUR TIMES HIGHER THAN THAT OF #AJE NON-DISABLED PERSONS49#IJ ,CRISES A#CF ALSO INCREASE THE PREVALENCE OF DISABILITY DUE TO NEW INJURIES AND DISRUPTIONS TO HEALTH AND ESSENTIAL SERVICE SYSTEMS49#IA ,PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE UNMET BASIC NEEDS DUE TO SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS IN ACCESSING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE1 SUCH AS INACCESSIBLE SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE OR FOOD ASSISTANCE THAT IS NOT RESPONSIVE TO SPECIFIC NUTRITIONAL NEEDS49#IB ,THE SYSTEMS1 SERVICES1 AND INFORMAL NETWORKS THAT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RELY ON ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE DYSFUNCTIONAL OR INACCESSIBLE DURING CRISES4 ,PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ALSO FACE SPECIFIC PROTECTION RISKS1 INCLUDING TARGETED VIOLENCE AND ABUSE1 LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO ASSISTIVE DEVICES1 AND INCREASED DEPENDENCY ON OTHERS49#IC ,DISABILITY INTERSECTS WITH OTHER IDENTITY FACTORS TO INCREASE MARGINALIZATION DURING CRISES4 ,FOR EXAMPLE1 CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE ABANDONED OR B#CF NEGLECTED DURING DISPLACEMENT1 AND WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES FACE HIGHER RATES OF ,,GBV THAN THEIR NON-DISABLED PEERS49<#ID1 #IE> ,WITH OLDER WOMEN MORE LIKELY TO BE WIDOWED AND LIVING ALONE19#IF THIS ISOLATION CAN EXACERBATE THE RISKS FOR OLDER WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES4 ,UNDERSTANDING HOW THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF A PERSON'S IDENTITY CAN EXPOSE THEM TO OVERLAPPING FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AND MARGINALIZATION1 ENHANCING THE PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN HUMANITARIAN DECISION-MAKING1 AND ENABLING ,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S ACCESS TO FUNDING IS CRITICAL TO DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE4 ,PROMISING ,APPROACHES _4 ,PROMOTE THE LEADERSHIP OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS IN HUMANITARIAN COORDINATION AND #AJG DECISION-MAKING AT THE REGIONAL1 C#CF NATIONAL1 SUBNATIONAL1 AND GLOBAL LEVELS4 _4 ,IMPLEMENT THE ,INTER-,AGENCY ,STANDING ,COMMITTEE ,GUIDELINES ON ,INCLUSION OF ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES1 INCLUDING THE FOUR 8MUST DO0 ACTIONS3 PROMOTE MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION2 REMOVE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE2 EMPOWER PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN CAPACITIES2 AND MONITOR FOR INCLUSION49#IG _4 ,IN LINE WITH THE TWIN-TRACK APPROACH1 ENSURE EACH HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE SECTOR " INTEGRATES DISABILITY INCLUSION INTO ALL PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDES INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC RISKS OR BARRIERS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FACE RELATED TO THAT SECTOR4 ,NUTRITION D#CF ,PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OF ALL AGES EXPERIENCE BARRIERS IN ACCESSING ADEQUATE NUTRITION4 ,BARRIERS TO EDUCATION AND SKILLS ACQUISITION AS WELL AS EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CAN HARM THEIR STANDARDS OF LIVING AND ABILITY TO AFFORD NUTRITIOUS FOOD4 ,INACCESSIBLE HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION CAN MAKE EVEN AFFORDABLE FOOD DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN1 AND LACK OF ACCESS TO RELIABLE POWER CAN JEOPARDIZE SAFE STORAGE AND COOKING OF FOOD4 ,CONSEQUENTLY1 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE AT HIGHER RISK OF LIVING IN FOOD-INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS AND ARE LESS ABLE TO AFFORD A MEAL WITH PROTEIN THAN NON-DISABLED PERSONS AND THEIR HOUSEHOLDS49#IH ,LACK OF ACCESS TO EDUCATION ALSO MEANS THAT CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES ARE 8LESS LIKELY TO BENEFIT FROM SCHOOL-BASED MALNUTRITION REDUCTION EFFORTS0 THAN THEIR NON-DISABLED PEERS49#II ,CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES ARE TWO TO THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE #AJI MALNOURISHED AND TWICE AS LIKELY E#CF TO DIE FROM MALNUTRITION AS THEIR NON- DISABLED PEERS49#AJJ ,IN ADDITION TO WIDER SOCIETAL BARRIERS THAT LIMIT ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD1 LACK OF ACCESS TO NUTRITION-SPECIFIC SUPPORTS CAN FOSTER MALNUTRITION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO EXPERIENCE FEEDING DIFFICULTIES SUCH AS DIFFICULTY -------------------------------------#CG CHEWING OR SWALLOWING4 ,ALTHOUGH #BE TO #DE PERCENT OF TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN EXPERIENCE SUCH DIFFICULTIES1 THAT FIGURE JUMPS TO #CC TO #HJ PERCENT OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES49#AJA ,THE FREQUENT EXCLUSION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES1 INCLUDING THOSE EXPERIENCING FEEDING DIFFICULTIES1 FROM NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AS WELL AS LACK OF ACCESS TO SUPPORTS FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHER CAREGIVERS MEANS THESE CHILDREN ARE AT ENHANCED RISK OF MALNOURISHMENT1 WASTING1 AND DEATH4 ,PROMISING ,APPROACHES A#CG _4 ,ADDRESS SOCIETAL BARRIERS IN EDUCATION1 EMPLOYMENT1 AND ELSEWHERE THAT HINDER THE ABILITY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE STANDARD OF LIVING AND SUPPORT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT UPHOLD THEIR ABILITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND BE INCLUDED IN ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY CAN ACCESS AFFORDABLE1 HEALTHY FOOD AND ADEQUATE NUTRITION4 _4 ,PROMOTE SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT ENCOMPASS THE NUTRITION NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE4 _4 ,MAKE NUTRITION SUPPORTS AND SERVICES,-AND MALNUTRITION REDUCTION INTERVENTIONS,-ACCESSIBLE TO AND INCLUSIVE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS WITH OTHERS1 INCLUDING THROUGH EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF AND OUTREACH TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO MAY EXPERIENCE FEEDING DIFFICULTIES4 #AAA B#CG ,PEACE AND ,SECURITY ,PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE LIVING IN1 OR ATTEMPTING TO FLEE FROM1 CONFLICT ZONES FACE NUMEROUS THREATS TO THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING1 FURTHER AGGRAVATING PRE- EXISTING DISABILITY OR LEADING TO SECONDARY DISABILITY49#AJB ,CONFLICT ALSO INCREASES THE PREVALENCE OF DISABILITY WITHIN THE POPULATION THROUGH NEWLY ACQUIRED DISABILITIES FOR COMBATANTS AND CIVILIANS ALIKE4 ,AT THE SAME TIME1 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE 8AMONG THE MOST EXCLUDED GROUPS0 IN PEACEBUILDING49#AJC ,WHEN PEACEBUILDING PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES ARE NOT DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE1 THEY DENY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 8THEIR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AND FAIL TO BENEFIT FROM THEIR EXPERTISE1 BOTH ON CONFLICT- RELATED DISABILITY ISSUES AND ON BROADER CONFLICT DYNAMICS409#AJD ,INDEPENDENT OF BROADER SITUATIONS OF CONFLICT1 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE AT ELEVATED RISK OF BEING VICTIMS C#CG OF CRIME4 ,REASONS INCLUDE RELIANCE ON IN-PERSON ASSISTANCE19#AJE INACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION1 LIMITED ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION1 SOCIAL ISOLATION1 AND LACK OF ACCESS TO JUSTICE THAT REDUCES THE CHANCES OF PERPETRATORS BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE49#AJF ,IN ADDITION TO CRIMES COMMON TO NON- DISABLED PERSONS1 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE SPECIFIC FORMS OF CRIME INFLUENCED BY THEIR DISABILITY CONTEXT4 ,FOR EXAMPLE1 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE VICTIMS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE MAY BE SUBJECT TO 8DENIAL OF CARE OR ASSISTANCE1 DESTRUCTION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT1 DESTRUCTION OF EQUIPMENT FOR COMMUNICATION PURPOSES1 OR MANIPULATION OF MEDICATIONS1 IN ADDITION TO MORE COMMON CONTROLLING AND ABUSIVE BEHAVIORS409#AJG ,PROMISING ,APPROACHES _4 ,RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT #AAC PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND D#CG THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS AS AGENTS OF CHANGE IN TRANSFORMING CONFLICT1 INTERRUPTING VIOLENCE IN COMMUNITIES1 AND PARTICIPATING IN INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE PEACEBUILDING PROCESSES AND PROGRAMMING TO PROMOTE ATTITUDES1 STRUCTURES1 AND INSTITUTIONS THAT UNDERPIN AND SUSTAIN PEACEFUL SOCIETIES4 _4 ,PROMOTE THE MEANINGFUL INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS INTO SECURITY AND GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS1 INCLUDING DISARMAMENT1 DEMOBILIZATION1 AND REINTEGRATION PROCESSES4 _4 ,IN ADDITION TO ADDRESSING ABLEIST NORMS AND INACCESSIBILITY OF JUSTICE SYSTEMS1 DEVELOP SERVICES INTENDED TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF CRIME THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,WATER ,SECURITY1 ,SANITATION1 #CH AND ,HYGIENE ,GLOBALLY1 #B4B BILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD DO NOT HAVE SAFELY MANAGED9#AJH DRINKING WATER SERVICES1 #D4B BILLION PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE SAFELY MANAGED SANITATION SERVICES1 AND #C BILLION LACK BASIC9#AJI HANDWASHING FACILITIES49#AAJ ,ACCESS TO SAFE AND CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION FACILITIES IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT OF ALL PEOPLE1 INCLUDING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES49#AAA ,HOWEVER1 IN MANY ,,LMIC,'S1 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE 8LESS LIKELY TO LIVE IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH ACCESS TO IMPROVED WATER AND SANITATION1 AND LESS LIKELY TO LIVE IN A DWELLING WITH HYGIENE AND SANITATION FACILITIES ON THE PREMISES409#AAB ,IN SOME ,,LMIC CONTEXTS1 8MORE THAN ONE IN SEVEN PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FINDS THE TOILET AT HOME HINDERING OR NOT ACCESSIBLE409#AAC ,EVEN IN MOSTLY DEVELOPED COUNTRY CONTEXTS1 CROWDSOURCED DATA INDICATES THAT 8ONLY #FI #AAE PERCENT OF PUBLIC TOILETS ARE A#CH ACCESSIBLE FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS409#AAD ,THE DENIAL OF ACCESS TO SAFE AND CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION FACILITATIONS HAS EXTENSIVE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE WELL- BEING1 DIGNITY1 AND SELF-RELIANCE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,INACCESSIBILITY OF WATER SOURCES AND FACILITIES CAN HINDER THE ABILITY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES1 EDUCATION1 HEALTH SERVICES1 AND EMPLOYMENT4 ,FOR EXAMPLE1 INACCESSIBLE TOILET AND WATER FACILITIES ARE MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR SCHOOL DROPOUT AMONG CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES1 ESPECIALLY GIRLS49#AAE ,INACCESSIBLE FACILITIES CAN ALSO FORCE DEPENDENCY ON OTHERS1 INCREASING 8THE RISKS OF SEXUAL AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION1 AS WELL AS DETERIORATING HEALTH AND HYGIENE10 ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES49#AAF ,PROMISING ,APPROACHES B#CH _4 ,STRENGTHEN NATIONAL1 MUNICIPAL1 AND LOCAL SYSTEM CAPACITY TO DELIVER ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 INCLUDING THROUGH GOVERNANCE AND FINANCING REFORMS AND UTILIZATION OF PRINCIPLES OF ,,UD AND ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS4 _4 ,SUPPORT THE MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP GENDER- AND DISABILITY-SENSITIVE WATER1 SANITATION1 AND HYGIENE DESIGN AND LOCATION RECOMMENDATIONS THAT INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY1 AFFORDABILITY1 AND SAFETY4 _4 ,ADVANCE DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BY IMPROVING THE ABILITY OF WATER AND SANITATION SERVICE PROVIDERS TO TRAIN1 HIRE1 RETAIN1 AND PROMOTE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES SO THAT THEY CAN WORK IN THE WATER AND SANITATION INDUSTRY4 #AAG #CI ,,,ANNEX II4 KEY TERMS,' _4 ,ABLEISM3 DISCRIMINATORY AND STIGMATIZING SOCIAL NORMS THAT DEVALUE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RELATIVE TO NON-DISABLED PERSONS9#AAG AND ARE ROOTED IN BELIEFS THAT 8TYPICAL0 ABILITIES ARE SUPERIOR AND THAT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEED TO BE CHANGED TO FIT A SOCIAL IDEAL OF WHAT IS 8NORMAL0 OR 8TYPICAL10 RATHER THAN BEING RESPECTED AS A NATURAL PART OF HUMAN DIVERSITY4 _4 ,AGENCY39#AAH THE ABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS TO BE SELF-MOTIVATED AND SELF-DIRECTED IN THEIR ACTIONS1 RATHER THAN BEING SUBJECT TO THE CONSTRAINTS1 PRESSURES1 OR INFLUENCE OF OTHERS4 _4 ,ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY "<,,AT">3 AN UMBRELLA TERM COVERING THE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES RELATED TO THE DELIVERY OF ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES,- INCLUDING WHEELCHAIRS1 EYEGLASSES1 HEARING AIDS1 PROSTHETICS1 COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS1 AND A#CI MORE,-THAT ENABLE PEOPLE TO LIVE HEALTHY1 PRODUCTIVE1 INDEPENDENT1 AND DIGNIFIED LIVES AND TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATION1 THE LABOR MARKET1 AND CIVIC LIFE4 _4 ,DISABLED PERSONS' ORGANIZATIONS_/" ORGANIZATIONS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES "<,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S">3 CIVIL-SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS RUN BY AND FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,SUCH REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS ARE DISTINGUISHABLE IN THEIR STAFFING AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY FOCUS ON DISABILITY BUT MAY NOT BE MAJORITY CONTROLLED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,BOTH TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS1 AS WELL AS ORGANIZATIONS OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND ALLIES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 HAVE IMPORTANT ROLES TO PLAY IN SUPPORTING THE FULL ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS WITH OTHERS1 #AAI BUT ,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S OCCUPY A B#CI UNIQUE ROLE IN REPRESENTING THE PRIMACY OF VOICE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,,USAID USES THE DUAL 8,,DPO,'S_/,,OPD,'S0 OUT OF RESPECT FOR THOSE DISABILITY-LED ORGANIZATIONS THAT PREFER IDENTITY-FIRST LANGUAGE AND THOSE DISABILITY-LED ORGANIZATIONS THAT PREFER PERSON-FIRST LANGUAGE4 _4 ,INCLUSION3 ,THE INTENTIONAL PROCESS IN WHICH SOCIAL1 ECONOMIC1 POLITICAL1 AND CULTURAL SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES ARE POSITIVE DRIVERS TO TRANSFORMING RELATIONSHIPS AND STRUCTURES SO THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS1 INCLUDING MARGINALIZED OR UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS1 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR SOCIETIES1 COMMUNITIES1 AND WORKPLACES4 _4 ,INTERSECTIONALITY3 THE COMPLEX1 CUMULATIVE WAY IN WHICH THE EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION " COMBINE1 OVERLAP1 OR INTERSECT1 ESPECIALLY IN THE EXPERIENCES C#CI OF MARGINALIZED OR UNDERREPRESENTED INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS4 ,AN INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH RECOGNIZES THAT MANY ELEMENTS OF A PERSON'S IDENTITY CAN AFFECT HOW THEY EXPERIENCE THE WORLD4 ,IN COMBINATION WITH SYSTEMS OF INEQUALITY1 THESE INTERSECTING IDENTITIES CAN LEAD TO VARYING DEGREES OF POWER AND PRIVILEGE THAT1 IN TURN1 CREATE UNIQUE POWER DYNAMICS1 EFFECTS1 AND PERSPECTIVES AFFECTING INDIVIDUALS' PLACE IN SOCIETY1 EXPERIENCE OF1 AND POTENTIALLY ACCESS TO DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS4 ,FURTHER1 AN INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH ADVANCES EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC INEQUALITIES FACED BY WOMEN AND GIRLS1 AS THEY MAKE UP APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE POPULATION IN ANY GIVEN COUNTRY4 _4 ,MARGINALIZED OR UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS3 GROUPS THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY EXCLUDED FROM OPPORTUNITIES AND SYSTEMS #ABA "1 OFTEN DUE TO STRUCTURAL AND SOCIETAL OBSTACLES AND HISTORICAL MARGINALIZATION4 ,SUCH GROUPS MAY INCLUDE1 BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO1 WOMEN2 YOUTH2 CHILDREN IN ADVERSITY AND THEIR FAMILIES2 OLDER PERSONS2 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES2 ,,LGBTQI"69#AAI PEOPLE2 DISPLACED -------------------------------------#DJ PERSONS2 MIGRANTS2 ,INDIGENOUS ,PEOPLES AND COMMUNITIES2 NON-DOMINANT RELIGIOUS1 RACIAL1 AND ETHNIC GROUPS2 PEOPLE OF CASTES TRADITIONALLY CONSIDERED LOWER2 PEOPLE OF LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS2 AND PEOPLE WITH UNMET MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS4 _4 ,REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS39#ABJ NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE MODIFICATION AND ADJUSTMENTS NOT IMPOSING A DISPROPORTIONATE OR UNDUE BURDEN1 WHERE NEEDED IN A PARTICULAR CASE1 TO ENSURE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES THE ENJOYMENT OR EXERCISE ON AN EQUAL BASIS WITH OTHERS OF ALL HUMAN A#DJ RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS4 _4 ,UNIVERSAL DESIGN "<,,UD">3 THE DESIGN OF PRODUCTS1 ENVIRONMENTS1 PROGRAMS1 AND SERVICES TO BE USABLE BY ALL PEOPLE1 TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE1 WITHOUT THE NEED FOR ADAPTATION OR SPECIALIZED DESIGN4 ,,UD DOES NOT EXCLUDE PROVISION OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES FOR PARTICULAR GROUPS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHERE THIS IS NEEDED4 #ABC ,ENDNOTES #DA #A ,NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS1 INCLUDING THE ,U4,S4 ,DEPARTMENT OF ,STATE " AND MYRIAD HUMAN RIGHTS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS1 REPORT WITH REGULARITY ON THE SITUATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AROUND THE WORLD4 ,SEE1 E4G41 ,HUMAN ,RIGHTS ,WATCH1 8,8,THEY ,STAY ,UNTIL ,THEY ,DIE,03 ,A ,LIFETIME OF ,ISOLATION AND ,NEGLECT IN ,INSTITUTIONS FOR ,PEOPLE WITH ,DISABILITIES IN ,BRAZIL0 @. "<#BJAH">1 8,8,WHEN ,WILL ,I ,GET TO ,GO ,HOME8,0 ,ABUSES AND ,DISCRIMINATION ,AGAINST ,CHILDREN IN ,INSTITUTIONS AND ,LACK OF ,ACCESS TO ,QUALITY ,INCLUSIVE ,EDUCATION IN ,ARMENIA0 @. "<#BJAG">1 8,8,IT IS ,MY ,DREAM TO ,LEAVE ,THIS ,PLACE,03 ,CHILDREN WITH ,DISABILITIES IN ,SERBIAN ,INSTITUTIONS0 @. "<#BJAF">1 AND 8,LIVING IN ,HELL3 ,ABUSES ,AGAINST ,PEOPLE WITH ,PSYCHOSOCIAL ,DISABILITIES IN ,INDONESIA0 @. "<#BJAF">4 #B ,WORLD ,HEALTH ,ORGANIZATION "<,,WHO">1 8,GLOBAL ,REPORT ON ,HEALTH ,EQUITY FOR ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES0 @. "<#BJBB">4 #C ,INTERNATIONAL ,LABOUR #ABE ,ORGANIZATION "<,,ILO">1 B#DA 8,INTERNATIONAL ,DAY OF ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES3 ,HOW ,DISABILITY ,AFFECTS ,LABOUR ,MARKET ,OUTCOMES0 @. "<#BJBB">4 #D ,,UNICEF1 8,NEARLY #BDJ ,MILLION ,CHILDREN WITH ,DISABILITIES ,AROUND THE ,WORLD1 ,,UNICEF'S ,MOST ,COMPREHENSIVE ,STATISTICAL ,ANALYSIS ,FINDS0 @. "<#BJBA">4 #E ,THE ,MISSING ,BILLION ,INITIATIVE AND ,CLINTON ,HEALTH ,ACCESS ,INITIATIVE1 8,REIMAGINING ,HEALTH ,SYSTEMS THAT ,EXPECT1 ,ACCEPT AND ,CONNECT #A ,BILLION ,PEOPLE C#DA WITH ,DISABILITIES0 @. "<#BJBB">4 #F ,,UN ,POPULATION ,FUND "<,,UNFPA">1 8,YOUNG ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES3 ,GLOBAL ,STUDY ON ,ENDING ,GENDER- ,BASED ,VIOLENCE1 AND ,REALISING ,SEXUAL AND ,REPRODUCTIVE ,HEALTH AND ,RIGHTS0 @. "<#BJAH">4 #G ,,UN ,DEPARTMENT OF ,ECONOMIC AND ,SOCIAL ,AFFAIRS "<,,UNDESA">1 8,DISABILITY AND ,DEVELOPMENT ,REPORT3 ,REALIZING THE ,SUSTAINABLE ,DEVELOPMENT ,GOALS BY1 FOR AND WITH ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES0 @. "<#BJAH">4 #H ,,UN ,WOMEN4 8,8,THEY ,CALL ,ME BY ,MY ,NAME,03 ,A ,SYNTHESIS ,REVIEW OF THE ,UNITED ,NATIONS ,TRUST ,FUND TO ,END ,VIOLENCE ,AGAINST ,WOMEN'S ,SPECIAL ,WINDOW ON ,ENDING ,VIOLENCE ,AGAINST ,WOMEN AND ,GIRLS WITH ,DISABILITIES0 @. "<#BJBC">4 #I ,,UN ,OFFICE OF THE ,HIGH ,COMMISSIONER FOR ,HUMAN ,RIGHTS "<,,OHCHR">1 8,REPORT OF THE ,SPECIAL ,RAPPORTEUR ON THE ,RIGHTS OF ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES ON ,ARTIFICIAL ,INTELLIGENCE AND THE ,RIGHTS OF ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES0 @. "<#BJBA">4 #AJ ,WORLD ,BANK1 8,EDUCATION FOR ,ALL3 ,THE ,COST OF ,ACCESSIBILITY0 @. "<#BJJE">4 #AA ,THE ,UNITED ,STATES BECAME A SIGNATORY TO THE ,,CRPD IN ,JULY #BJJI1 COMMITTING TO UPHOLDING THE OBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THE TREATY AND CONSISTENT WITH THE STRONG GUARANTEES OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUALITY OF ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN EXISTING ,U4,S4 LAW4 ,AS OF THE TIME OF ADOPTION OF THIS POLICY1 THE ,UNITED ,STATES HAS NOT YET RATIFIED THE ,,CRPD4 #AB ,FOR A COMPLETE CURRENT LISTING OF POLICIES AND STRATEGIES1 PLEASE REFER TO THE ,,USAID ,POLICY ,REGISTRY "4 #AC ,JOSEPH ,SHAPIRO1 8,ACTIVIST #ABI ,JUDY ,HEUMANN ,LED A F#DA ,REIMAGINING OF ,WHAT IT ,MEANS TO BE ,DISABLED10 @. ,NATIONAL ,PUBLIC ,RADIO "<#BJBC">4 #AD ,,USAID ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ALTHOUGH THE TERM 8IMPAIRMENT0 IS USED IN THE ,,CRPD1 IT IS NOT ONE ALL PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE COMFORTABLE OR SELF- IDENTIFY WITH2 THEY MAY PREFER 8CONDITION10 8FUNCTIONAL CONDITION10 OR OTHER TERMS4 #AE ,CONVENTION ON THE ,RIGHTS OF ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES @. "<,,CRPD">1 ,PREAMBLE " "<#BJJF">4 #AF ,SUCH FRAMINGS ARE NOT UNIVERSAL4 ,AT THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM1 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE G#DA SOMETIMES BEEN VIEWED AS 8SPECIAL10 8HEROIC10 AND EVEN MAGICAL IN SOME CULTURAL CONTEXTS4 ,ALTHOUGH OSTENSIBLY MORE POSITIVE THAN FRAMINGS FOCUSED ON PERCEIVED 8DEFICIENCY10 THESE APPROACHES CAN ALSO BE INACCURATE AND INCONSISTENT WITH HOW PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WOULD PREFER TO BE SEEN4 ,SUCH FRAMINGS CAN ALSO RESULT IN PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BEING KEPT AWAY FROM OTHERS IN SOCIETY1 VIEWED AS DANGEROUS OR LESS WORTHY1 CONTRIBUTING TO DEPRIVATION OF AGENCY AND AUTONOMY AND FURTHER SOCIETAL SEGREGATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,IN EXTREME CASES1 THE PERCEPTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AS POSSESSING MAGICAL CHARACTERISTICS,-INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PERSONS WITH ALBINISM,-HAS LED TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BEING MAIMED OR KILLED FOR THEIR BODY PARTS OR FORCED TO SELF-SEGREGATE FOR THEIR SAFETY4 #ACA #AG ,EXAMPLES OF SUCH BARRIERS H#DA MAY BE .1PHYSICAL1 SUCH AS THE ABSENCE OF A CURB CUT PREVENTING ACCESS BY A PERSON WITH A MOBILITY DISABILITY TO A PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK2 .1LEGISLATIVE1 SUCH AS A LAW PROHIBITING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FROM SERVING IN ELECTED OFFICE2 .1TECHNOLOGICAL1 SUCH AS A BANKING MOBILE APP THAT IS INACCESSIBLE TO BLIND OR LOW-VISION PERSONS2 OR .1ATTITUDINAL1 SUCH AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT DOES NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO RECRUIT TRAINING PARTICIPANTS WITH DISABILITIES BECAUSE IT ASSUMES THEY WILL NOT GAIN AS MUCH FROM THE TRAINING AS OTHER PARTICIPANTS4 ,OTHER BARRIERS MAY INVOLVE .1COMMUNICATION1 SUCH AS THE ABSENCE OF A QUALIFIED " SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER TO FACILITATE A DEAF PERSON DISCUSSING A HEALTH CONCERN WITH A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL OR THE ABSENCE OF CAPTIONING FOR A SIMILARLY SITUATED HARD-OF-HEARING PERSON WHO DOES NOT USE SIGN LANGUAGE2 I#DA .1INFORMATION1 SUCH AS THE LACK OF PLAIN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONS TO HELP A PERSON WITH A COGNITIVE DISABILITY UNDERSTAND HOW TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE2 OR .1POLICY1 SUCH AS A POLICY OF AN EMPLOYER TO HIRE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO FULFILL AN EMPLOYMENT QUOTA REQUIREMENT BUT THEN HAVE THEM NOT WORK OR REMAIN AT HOME TO AVOID PROVIDING REASONABLE WORKPLACE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS4 -------------------------------------#DB #AH ,THE ,SOCIAL ,MODEL HAS BENEFITS BEYOND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 AS ITS FOCUS ON BARRIERS IN SOCIETY CAN SUPPORT UNIVERSAL DESIGN APPROACHES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BENEFIT ALL PERSONS1 REGARDLESS OF DISABILITY STATUS4 #AI ,JOSHUA ,THORP1 8,DOES ,DISABILITY ,SHAPE ,POLITICAL ,IDENTITY80 @. ,UNIVERSITY OF ,MICHIGAN "<#BJBC">4 #ACC #BJ ,,CRPD1 @. ,ARTICLE #C" "<,GENERAL ,PRINCIPLES">4 #BA ,FOR EXAMPLE1 ,,CRPD1 @. ,ARTICLE #AI "<8,LIVING ,INDEPENDENTLY AND ,BEING ,INCLUDED IN THE ,COMMUNITY0">1 AND REFERENCES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACCESSING 8PERSONAL ASSISTANCE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT LIVING AND INCLUSION IN THE COMMUNITY40 #BB ,THIS POLICY IS INTENDED TO BE RELEVANT TO PERSONS WITH ALL TYPES AND DEGREES OF DISABILITIES4 ,THE OMISSION OF ANY SPECIFIC DISABILITY WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT INTENDED TO EXCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WITH THOSE DISABILITIES FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS POLICY4 ,,USAID ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NOT ALL PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WILL IDENTIFY B#DB WITH THE BROAD CATEGORIES OF DISABILITY REFERENCED IN THE ,,CRPD AND MAY PREFER DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OR TERMINOLOGY4 #BC ,FOR MORE INFORMATION ON RESPECTFUL REPRESENTATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 INCLUDING RESPECTING PEOPLE'S SELF-IDENTIFICATION PREFERENCES,-WHETHER FOR PERSON-FIRST1 IDENTITY-FIRST1 OTHER TERMS1 OR NO SELF-IDENTIFICATION AT ALL,-SEE ,,USAID'S 8,DISABILITY ,COMMUNICATIONS ,TIPS40 @. #BD ,DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITY IS RELEVANT NOT ONLY WITH RESPECT TO DISABILITY BUT ALSO IN CONSIDERATION OF INTERSECTIONS WITH RACE1 ETHNICITY1 COLOR1 SEX1 SEXUAL ORIENTATION1 GENDER1 GENDER IDENTITY1 GENDER EXPRESSION1 SEX CHARACTERISTICS1 NATIVE OR ,INDIGENOUS ORIGIN1 AGE1 GENETIC INFORMATION1 #ACE GENERATION1 CULTURE1 RELIGION1 C#DB BELIEF SYSTEM1 MARITAL STATUS1 PARENTAL STATUS1 SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS1 APPEARANCE1 LANGUAGE MODALITY AND ACCENT1 EDUCATION1 GEOGRAPHY1 NATIONALITY1 CITIZENSHIP1 MIGRATION STATUS1 LIVED EXPERIENCE1 JOB FUNCTION1 PERSONALITY TYPE1 THINKING STYLE1 AND OTHER FACETS OF IDENTITY4 #BE ,UNIVERSAL DESIGN "<,,UD"> IS THE DESIGN OF PRODUCTS1 ENVIRONMENTS1 PROGRAMS1 AND SERVICES TO BE USABLE BY ALL PEOPLE TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE NEED FOR ADAPTATION OR SPECIALIZED DESIGN4 ,,UD DOES NOT EXCLUDE PROVISION OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES FOR PARTICULAR GROUPS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHERE THIS IS NEEDED4 #BF ,,USAID RECOGNIZES COLLECTING ROBUST DATA IN HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES CAN BE CHALLENGING DUE TO A NUMBER OF CONSTRAINTS4 ,IN CASES WHERE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO RESPONSIBLY COLLECT DISABILITY-DISAGGREGATED DATA FROM THE START OF A HUMANITARIAN D#DB RESPONSE1 PROGRAMS SHOULD STILL SEEK TO IDENTIFY1 AS APPLICABLE1 SPECIFIC RISKS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FACE IN THE CONTEXT1 BARRIERS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FACE IN ACCESSING ASSISTANCE1 AND FACTORS THAT ENABLE PERSONS' WITH DISABILITIES ACCESS1 INCLUSION1 AND MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION IN HUMANITARIAN DECISION-MAKING4 ,THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED TO INFORM RESPONSE PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING4 ,PROGRAMS SHOULD INCORPORATE THE DATA AVAILABLE ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES4 ,WHEN THIS DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE OR IS AN UNDER-ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBERS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES1 THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO USE THE GLOBAL PREVALENCE ESTIMATE THAT #AF PERCENT OF A POPULATION ARE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND RATES OF DISABILITY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN EMERGENCIES4 #BG ,DISABILITY DISAGGREGATION #ACG DATA CONSTITUTE PREVALENCE DATA E#DB AND ARE USED IN AGGREGATED FORM AND NEVER TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON OR ABOUT INDIVIDUALS4 ,TOOLS INTENDED FOR MEDICAL SCREENING OR DIAGNOSIS SHOULD NOT TYPICALLY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF PREVALENCE OR DISAGGREGATION4 ,WHERE SUCH SCREENING TOOLS MAY BE USED FOR OTHER REASONS IN THE CONTEXT OF ,,USAID PROGRAMMING1 PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR REFERRAL OF INDIVIDUALS FOR FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF SERVICES AS NEEDED1 SUCH AS REFERRAL OF CHILDREN TO EYE-CARE SERVICES AS A CONSEQUENCE OF VISION SCREENING AT SCHOOL4 ,FOR TOOLS ON COLLECTING AND USING DISABILITY- DISAGGREGATED DATA IN ,,USAID EDUCATION WORK1 SEE THE ,,USAID ,EDUCATION ,DISABILITY ,MEASUREMENT ,TOOLKIT4 @. #BH ,RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE SHOW THAT LEARNERS WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD F#DB OF HEARING BENEFIT GREATLY FROM BEING IN SIGN LANGUAGE-RICH LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THEY CAN COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH TEACHERS1 PEERS1 STAFF1 AND OTHERS4 ,IN PRACTICE1 SUCH ENVIRONMENTS USUALLY EXIST EFFECTIVELY ONLY AT SCHOOLS THAT PRIMARILY SERVE DEAF AND HARD-OF- HEARING STUDENTS4 ,ANY SUPPORT FOR DE- INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND CARE REFORM EFFORTS SHOULD THEREFORE EXERCISE CAUTION TO ENSURE SUCH SCHOOLS AND THE POPULATIONS OF DEAF AND HARD-OF- HEARING LEARNERS THEY SERVE ARE NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THESE EFFORTS4 #BI ,GLOBAL ,SYSTEM FOR ,MOBILE ,COMMUNICATIONS ,ASSOCIATION "<,,GSMA">1 8,INCLUSIVE ,DIGITAL ,AGRICULTURE3 ,MAKING ,VALUE ,CHAINS ,WORK FOR ,FARMERS WITH ,DISABILITIES0 @. "<#BJBA">4 #CJ ,PRECIOUS ,N4 ,SANGO1 ,MOHAMMED ,BELLO1 ,ROY ,DEVEAU1 ,KEVIN ,GAGER1 ,BELINDA ,BOATENG1 ,HAUWA ,K4 ,AHMED1 AND ,MOHAMMED ,N4 ,AZAM1 8,EXPLORING THE ,ROLE AND ,LIVED ,EXPERIENCES OF ,PEOPLE WITH ,DISABILITIES ,WORKING IN THE ,AGRICULTURAL ,SECTOR IN ,NORTHERN ,NIGERIA10 @. .7,AFRICAN ,JOURNAL OF ,DISABILITY.' ,VOL4 #AA "<#BJBB">4 ,IT IS ESTIMATED MORE THAN 8#GE4J PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLDS IN SUB-,SAHARAN ,AFRICA ARE INVOLVED IN AGRICULTURE40 #CA ,IBID4 -------------------------------------#DC #CB ,,GSMA1 8,INCLUSIVE ,DIGITAL ,AGRICULTURE40 @. #CC ,,UNDESA1 8,DISABILITY AND A#DC ,DEVELOPMENT ,REPORT40 @. #CD ,IBID4 #CE ,,UNDESA1 8,FACTSHEET ON ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES40 @. #CF ,,OHCHR1 8,POLICY ,GUIDELINES FOR ,INCLUSIVE ,SUSTAINABLE ,DEVELOPMENT ,GOALS3 ,CLIMATE ,CHANGE AND ,DISASTER ,RISK ,REDUCTION0 @. "<#BJBJ">4 #CG ,SARAH ,L4 ,BELL1 ,TAMMY ,TABE1 AND ,STEPHEN ,BELL1 8,SEEKING A ,DISABILITY ,LENS WITHIN #ADA ,CLIMATE ,CHANGE ,MIGRATION B#DC ,DISCOURSES1 ,POLICIES1 AND ,PRACTICES10 @. .7,DISABILITY @& ,SOCIETY.' ,VOL4 #CE1 NO4 #D "<#BJBJ">4 #CH ,CADEYRN ,J4 ,GASKIN1 ,DAVINA ,TAYLOR1 ,SUSAN ,KINNEAR1 ,JULIE ,MANN1 ,WENDY ,HILLMAN1 AND ,MONICA ,MORAN1 8,FACTORS ,ASSOCIATED WITH THE ,CLIMATE ,CHANGE ,VULNERABILITY AND ,ADAPTIVE ,CAPACITY OF ,PEOPLE WITH ,DISABILITY3 ,A ,SYSTEMATIC ,REVIEW10 @. .7,WEATHER1 ,CLIMATE AND ,SOCIETY.' ,VOL4 #I1 NO4 #D "<#BJAG">4 #CI ,,UNISDR1 8,LIVING WITH ,DISABILITY AND ,DISASTERS3 ,,UNISDR #BJAC ,SURVEY ON ,LIVING WITH ,DISABILITIES AND ,DISASTERS ,- ,KEY ,FINDINGS0 @. "<#BJAD">4 ,OUTLINES REASONS WHY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE KILLED OR INJURED IN DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH NUMBERS IN DISASTER CONTEXTS4 #DJ ,,ILO1 8,8,NOTHING ,ABOUT ,US ,WITHOUT ,US,03 ,REALIZING ,DISABILITY ,RIGHTS ,THROUGH A ,JUST ,TRANSITION ,TOWARDS ,ENVIRONMENTALLY ,SUSTAINABLE ,ECONOMIES AND ,SOCIETIES0 @. "<#BJBB">4 #DA ,,UNDESA1 8,DISABILITY AND ,DEVELOPMENT ,REPORT40 @. #DB ,IBID4 #ADC #DC ,IBID4 D#DC #DD ,IBID4 #DE ,IBID4 #DF ,,GSMA1 8,THE ,MOBILE ,DISABILITY ,GAP ,REPORT #BJBA0 @. "<#BJBA">4 #DG ,,UNDESA1 8,DISABILITY AND ,DEVELOPMENT40 @. #DH ,IBID4 #DI ,,OHCHR1 8,REPORT OF THE ,SPECIAL ,RAPPORTEUR ON THE ,RIGHTS OF ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES ON ,ARTIFICIAL ,INTELLIGENCE AND THE ,RIGHTS OF ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES0 @. "<#BJBA">4 #EJ ,,AT,'SCALE1 8,THE ,CASE FOR ,INVESTING IN ,ASSISTIVE ,TECHNOLOGY0 @. "<#BJBJ">4 #EA ,IBID4 #EB ,,AT,'SCALE ,GLOBAL ,PARTNERSHIP FOR ,ASSISTIVE ,TECHNOLOGY1 @. ACCESSED ,AUGUST #BJBD4 #EC ,TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE "<,,TFGBV"> IS ANY ACTION BY ONE OR MORE PEOPLE USING THE INTERNET OR MOBILE TECHNOLOGY THAT HARMS OTHERS BASED ON THEIR SEXUAL OR GENDER IDENTITY OR BY ENFORCING HARMFUL GENDER NORMS4 ,SOME OF THESE ACTIONS ARE UNIQUE TO DIGITAL CONTEXTS1 INCLUDING DOXING1 GENDER TROLLING1 HACKING1 CYBERGROOMING1 USING FAKE ACCOUNTS1 AND IMAGE-BASED #ADE ABUSE4 F#DC #ED ,,UNDESA1 8,DISABILITY AND ,DEVELOPMENT ,REPORT40 @. #EE ,IBID4 #EF ,,ILO1 8,NEW ,,ILO ,DATABASE ,HIGHLIGHTS ,LABOUR ,MARKET ,CHALLENGES OF ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES0 @. "<#BJBB">4 #EG ,,ILO1 8,INTERNATIONAL ,DAY OF ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES40 @. #EH ,,UNDESA1 8,DISABILITY AND ,DEVELOPMENT ,REPORT40 @. #EI ,IBID4 #FJ ,IBID4 #FA ,IBID4 #FB ,,UNICEF1 8,SEEN1 ,COUNTED1 ,INCLUDED3 ,USING ,DATA TO ,SHED ,LIGHT ON THE ,WELL-BEING OF ,CHILDREN WITH ,DISABILITIES0 @. 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"<#BJBB">4 #HF ,IBID4 #HG ,THE ,MISSING ,BILLION ,INITIATIVE1 8,THE ,MISSING ,BILLION ,REPORT40 @. #HH ,,IHME1 ,,WHO ,REHABILITATION ,NEED ,ESTIMATOR4 @. ,IT IS ESTIMATED THAT APPROXIMATELY #B4D BILLION PEOPLE WOULD BENEFIT FROM REHABILITATION4 #HI ,,AT,'SCALE ,THE ,GLOBAL ,PARTNERSHIP FOR ,ASSISTIVE ,TECHNOLOGY4 @. ,TWO AND A HALF BILLION PEOPLE GLOBALLY E#DD NEED TO USE AT LEAST ONE TYPE OF ,,AT1 SUCH AS WHEELCHAIRS1 HEARING AIDS1 PROSTHESES1 EYEGLASSES1 OR DIGITAL SERVICES4 #IJ ,KATSUNORI ,FUJII1 8,THE ,GREAT ,EAST ,JAPAN ,EARTHQUAKE AND ,DISABLED ,PERSONS3 ,BACKGROUND TO ,THEIR ,HIGH ,MORTALITY ,RATE10 @. ,DISABILITY ,INFORMATION ,RESOURCES "<#BJAE">4 #IA ,HANDICAP ,INTERNATIONAL1 8,DISABILITY IN ,HUMANITARIAN ,CONTEXTS3 ,VIEWS ,FROM ,AFFECTED ,PEOPLE AND ,FIELD ,ORGANISATIONS0 @. "<#BJAE">4 #IB ,,UNDESA1 8,DISABILITY-,INCLUSIVE ,HUMANITARIAN ,ACTION10 @. ACCESSED ,AUGUST #BJBD4 F#DD #IC ,HANDICAP ,INTERNATIONAL1 8,DISABILITY IN ,HUMANITARIAN ,CONTEXTS40 @. #ID ,,UNICEF1 8,CHILDREN WITH ,DISABILITIES IN ,EMERGENCIES10 @. ACCESSED ,AUGUST #BJBD4 #IE ,WOMEN'S ,REFUGEE ,COMMISSION1 8,DISABILITY ,INCLUSION3 ,TRANSLATING ,POLICY ,INTO ,PRACTICE IN ,HUMANITARIAN ,ACTION0 @. "<#BJAD">4 #IF ,,UNDESA1 8,AN ,INCLUSIVE ,APPROACH TO ,OLDER ,PERSONS IN ,EMERGENCIES0 @. "<#BJAI">4 #IG ,INTER-,AGENCY ,STANDING ,COMMITTEE1 8,GUIDELINES3 ,INCLUSION OF ,PERSONS WITH ,DISABILITIES IN ,HUMANITARIAN ,ACTION0 @. 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"<#BJBB">4 #AJC ,ELIZABETH ,MURPHY1 8,DISABILITY- ,INCLUSIVE ,PEACEBUILDING3 ,STATE OF THE ,FIELD AND THE ,WAY ,FORWARD10 @. ,UNITED ,STATES ,INSTITUTE OF ,PEACE "<#BJBA">4 #AJD ,IBID4 #AJE ,FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO RELY ON PERSONAL ASSISTANTS OR CAREGIVERS TO1 FOR EXAMPLE1 ASSIST THEM WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SUCH AS WASHING1 GETTING DRESSED1 EATING1 TOILETING1 ETC41 THE NECESSARILY CLOSE NATURE OF THAT ASSISTANCE,-AND THE HIGH LEVEL OF ACCESS ASSISTANTS HAVE TO AN #AEG INDIVIDUAL'S PERSON1 HOME1 AND B#DE POSSESSIONS,-CAN INCREASE THE RISKS OF EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE AND OTHER FORMS OF ABUSE " AS WELL AS CRIMES SUCH AS THEFT1 FINANCIAL CRIMES1 ETC4 #AJF ,THE ,NATIONAL ,CENTER FOR ,VICTIMS OF ,CRIME1 8,CRIMES ,AGAINST ,PEOPLE WITH ,DISABILITIES0 @. "<#BJAH">4 #AJG ,IBID4 #AJH ,THE ,,WHO DEFINES 8SAFELY MANAGED DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES0 AS DRINKING WATER FROM SOURCES LOCATED ON PREMISES1 FREE FROM CONTAMINATION AND AVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED1 AND USING HYGIENIC TOILETS FROM WHICH WASTES ARE TREATED AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY4 #AJI ,THE ,,WHO DEFINES 8BASIC SERVICES0 AS HAVING A PROTECTED DRINKING C#DE WATER SOURCE THAT TAKES LESS THAN #CJ MINUTES TO COLLECT WATER FROM1 USING AN IMPROVED TOILET OR LATRINE THAT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SHARED WITH OTHER HOUSEHOLDS1 AND HAVING HANDWASHING FACILITIES WITH SOAP AND WATER IN THE HOME4 #AAJ ,,UNICEF_/,,WHO1 8#A IN #C ,PEOPLE ,GLOBALLY ,DO ,NOT ,HAVE ,ACCESS TO ,SAFE ,DRINKING ,WATER0 @. 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